Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro
Head-to-head API pricing and cost comparison between Qwen’s Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash and Google’s Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro. Prices auto-refresh daily from OpenRouter.
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash is 80% cheaper for input tokens; Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash also wins on output tokens.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input price (per 1M) | $0.25 | $1.25 |
| Cached input (per 1M) | — | $0.13 |
| Output price (per 1M) | $1.50 | $10.00 |
| Batch input (per 1M) | — | — |
| Batch output (per 1M) | — | — |
| Reasoning price (per 1M) | — | $10.00 |
| Context window | 1000K | 1049K |
| Vision support | Yes | Yes |
| Caching support | No | Yes |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Reasoning capability | No | Yes |
Monthly cost at volume
Estimated monthly API spend at common production traffic levels (input/output tokens per request shown).
| Volume | Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash | Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
1K req/day 500in / 200out tokens | $12.75 | $78.75 | $66.00 Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash wins |
10K req/day 1500in / 500out tokens | $337.50 | $2,063 | $1,725 Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash wins |
100K req/day 3000in / 800out tokens | $5,850 | $35,250 | $29,400 Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash wins |
1M req/day 8000in / 2000out tokens | $150,000 | $900,000 | $750,000 Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash wins |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash or Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro?
For input tokens, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash is roughly 80% cheaper at $0.25/1M vs $1.25/1M. For output tokens, Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash wins at $1.50/1M. Real-world cost depends on your input/output ratio — use the calculator to model your actual workload.
What’s the context window difference?
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash has a context window of 1000K tokens. Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro offers 1049K tokens. Larger context windows are valuable for long documents, RAG pipelines, and multi-turn conversations — but they come with higher input-token bills if you fill them every request.
Should I use Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash or Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Choose Qwen: Qwen3.6 Flash if you’re already on the Qwen stack, want broad ecosystem support, or prefer its lower input price. Choose Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro for Google’s ecosystem, native vision input, or its differentiated capabilities. Run a small benchmark on your own prompts before committing — price is only one axis.
How are these prices kept current?
Prices are pulled directly from OpenRouter’s public models API once every 24 hours via a Convex cron job, then normalized to per-1M-token figures. Last refresh: Apr 28, 2026.