The original title is "Gemini 3.6 Flash: Benchmark Improvements, Pricing, and Competitor Comparison"

Short summary

Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash improves coding benchmarks, doubles long-context retrieval, and cuts task time by half while reducing output token costs 18% versus 3.5 Flash. At $1.50/$7.50 per million input/output tokens, it undercuts Claude Sonnet 5 by 25% and runs significantly faster at 280 tokens per second. Claude Sonnet 5 still leads on raw coding benchmarks, making Gemini the better pick for cost-sensitive, high-volume agent pipelines.

• •Gemini 3.6 Flash halves task time and cuts output costs 18% vs predecessor
• •25% cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 with faster throughput for agent workflows
• •Claude Sonnet 5 retains edge on coding benchmarks; Gemini wins on cost and speed

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