Compare/Reka Flash 3 vs Qwen3.5 Omni Flash

Reka Flash 3vsQwen3.5 Omni Flash

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Reka AI

Reka Flash 3

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
99 tok/s
TTFT
1.39s
Alibaba

Qwen3.5 Omni Flash

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
254 tok/s
TTFT
1.06s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricReka Flash 3Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Reka Flash 3$0.28
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash$0.18

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Reka Flash 3
99 tok/s
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
254 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Reka Flash 3
1.39s
Qwen3.5 Omni Flash
1.06s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.525.9
Coding Index
8.914.0
Math Index
33.7
GPQA Diamond
52.9%74.2%
MMLU-Pro
66.9%
LiveCodeBench
43.5%
AIME 2025
33.7%
MATH-500
89.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%7.1%
SciCode
26.7%25.5%
IFBench
30.4%38.0%
TerminalBench
0.0%8.3%
Reka Flash 36 wins
6 winsQwen3.5 Omni Flash

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Reka Flash 3 or Qwen3.5 Omni Flash?

Qwen3.5 Omni Flash is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.28/M tokens vs $0.35/M for Reka Flash 3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 Omni Flash generates tokens faster at 254 tok/s vs 99 tok/s. However, Qwen3.5 Omni Flash has lower time-to-first-token (1.06s vs 1.39s).

When should I use Reka Flash 3 vs Qwen3.5 Omni Flash?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 Omni Flash for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Qwen3.5 Omni Flash for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.