Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 (2025) and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B (2026) are agentic coding models from Google DeepMind and Alibaba. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ships a 1M-token context window, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B ships a 262K-token context window. On SWE-bench Verified, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads by 17.2 pts. This comparison covers specs, pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, provider availability, and production fit. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing.
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is safer overall; choose Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 when coding workflow support matters.
Specs
| Released | 2025-03-25 | 2026-04-16 |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Parameters | — | 35 |
| Architecture | decoder only | moe |
| License | Unknown | Apache 2.0 |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | - |
Pricing and availability
| Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.25/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $10/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ||
| Multimodal | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Function calling | ||
| Tool use | ||
| Structured outputs | ||
| Code execution |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Qwen3.6-35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 90.6 | 73.4 |
Deep dive
On shared benchmark coverage, SWE-bench Verified has Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 at 90.6 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B at 73.4, with Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ahead by 17.2 points. The largest visible gap is 17.2 points on SWE-bench Verified, which matters most when that benchmark mirrors your workload. Treat isolated benchmark wins as directional, because provider routing, prompt style, and tool access can move real application results.
The capability footprint differs most on multimodal input: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, function calling: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, tool use: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, structured outputs: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05, and code execution: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05. Both models share the core language-model surface, so the practical split is not just feature count. Use those differences to decide whether the page is about raw model quality, agentic coding support, multimodal ingestion, or predictable structured API behavior.
Pricing coverage is uneven: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has $1.25/1M input tokens and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has no token price sourced yet. Provider availability is 1 tracked routes versus 0. Treat unknown pricing as an integration gap, then verify the route you will actually call before estimating production spend.
Choose Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 when coding workflow support, larger context windows, and broader provider choice are central to the workload. Choose Qwen3.6-35B-A3B when coding workflow support are more important. For production, rerun your own prompts through the exact provider, region, and tool stack you plan to ship.
FAQ
Which has a larger context window, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports 1M tokens, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports 262K tokens. That gap matters most for long documents, large codebases, retrieval-heavy agents, and conversations where earlier context must remain visible.
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B open source?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is listed under Unknown. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is listed under Apache 2.0. License labels affect whether you can self-host, redistribute weights, or rely only on hosted APIs, so confirm the upstream license before deployment.
Which is better for multimodal input, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the clearer documented multimodal input signal in this comparison. If multimodal input is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Which is better for function calling, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the clearer documented function calling signal in this comparison. If function calling is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Which is better for tool use, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B has the clearer documented tool use signal in this comparison. If tool use is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Where can I run Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is available on OpenRouter. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is available on the tracked providers still being sourced. Provider coverage can affect latency, region availability, compliance posture, and fallback options.
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Last reviewed: 2026-04-24. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.