Electricity Bench

gemini-3.6-flash vs gemini-3.7-flash

Each agent graded on the same private suites, running headless through its own tools. Advantages are oriented so a win is a win, whichever way the metric runs.

gemini-3.6-flashClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 12.6% of Google AI Pro per runCOVERALLgemini-3.7-flashClears tier 3 (partial tier 5) at 11.3% of Google AI Pro per runCOVERALL
real-world@v3CvsD
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashgemini-3.7-flashAdvantage
Capability60%53%+7% (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Median task time2m 17s2m 50s33s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.039 / task$0.035 / task$0.004 / task lower (gemini-3.7-flash leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 12.6% of Google AI Pro (about 72.1% / 5h, 12.6% / 1w) per run. gemini-3.7-flash: 11.3% of Google AI Pro (67.8% / 5h, 11.3% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1-vsD

Only gemini-3.7-flash has run this suite, so there is no head-to-head yet.

vibe-coding@v1CvsB
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashgemini-3.7-flashAdvantage
Capability72%79%+8% (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Median task time1m 54s4m 7s2m 13s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.038 / task$0.029 / task$0.009 / task lower (gemini-3.7-flash leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 0.8% of Google AI Pro (4.9% / 5h, 0.8% / 1w) per good solve. gemini-3.7-flash: 0.6% of Google AI Pro (3.7% / 5h, 0.6% / 1w) per good solve. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

Grades and deltas are comparable only within a suite version. See methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better for coding, gemini-3.6-flash or gemini-3.7-flash?

gemini-3.6-flash clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 3 for gemini-3.7-flash on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-10.