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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 vs Qwen3 Coder Next

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls

Qwen3 Coder Next wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Coder Next
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3 Coder Next
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Qwen3 Coder NextWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.10$0.07 Qwen3 Coder Next
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.40$0.30 Qwen3 Coder Next
Cache Read (per 1M)$10000.00$35000.00 Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
Cache Write (per 1M)$83300.00N/A Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Qwen3 Coder Next is 27% cheaper overall.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Providers

Google AI Studio $0.10 (Cheapest)
Google $0.10 (Cheapest)

Qwen3 Coder Next Providers

Chutes $0.07 (Cheapest)
Parasail $0.15
Novita $0.20
Together $0.50

Benchmark Comparison

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Wins
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Qwen3 Coder Next Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Qwen3 Coder NextWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
19.428.1
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
14.522.9
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
46.7--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
79.6--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
65.173.7
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
64.1--
Qwen3 Coder Next significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
1,048,576
tokens
Max output: 65,535 tokens
Qwen3 Coder Next
262,144
tokens
Max output: 65,536 tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 has a 75% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Qwen3 Coder NextWinner
Tokens/second368.2 tok/s124.3 tok/s
Time to First Token0.23s0.81s
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 responds 196% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Qwen3 Coder Next
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025Qwen3 Coder Next
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleQwen
ReleasedSep 2025Feb 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

Qwen3 Coder Next Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Coder Next has cheaper input pricing at $0.07/M tokens. Qwen3 Coder Next has cheaper output pricing at $0.30/M tokens.
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 22.9, compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025's score of 14.5.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 has a 1,048,576 token context window, while Qwen3 Coder Next has a 262,144 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 supports vision. Qwen3 Coder Next does not support vision.