Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Llama 3.1 405B

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

G

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google

Overall 92

fast

M

Llama 3.1 405B

Meta

Overall 74

slow

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

Gemini 3.6 FlashLlama 3.1 405B

Comparison of Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Llama 3.1 405B
Metric	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Llama 3.1 405B
Input Price / 1M	$1.50	$0.35
Output Price / 1M	$7.50	$0.70
Combined Price / 1M	$9.00	$1.05
Context Window	1,000,000	128,000
Coding Score	91	85
Reasoning Score	92	86
Vision Score	94	40
Audio	Yes	No
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	fast	slow
Release Date	7/21/2026	7/23/2024

Gemini 3.6 Flash — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Fast latency
Strong multimodal
Large context

Weaknesses

Pricing varies by endpoint/region

Llama 3.1 405B — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Open 405B weights
Strong reasoning

Weaknesses

High inference cost
No multimodal

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash scores 91 vs 85 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads on writing quality (90 vs 83).

Long Context

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash offers 1M tokens vs 128K.

Cost Efficiency

Llama 3.1 405B is cheaper at $1.05/M combined vs $9.00/M.

Enterprise Use

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.