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  3. Doubao Pro 1.5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

Doubao Pro 1.5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Gemini 3.6 Flash delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,506 vs 1,470), while Gemini 3.6 Flash leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (70.8%), while Doubao Pro 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.28/1M per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 3.6 Flash provides faster response streaming (198 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Gemini 3.6 Flash if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Pro 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Pro 1.5 (2)Gemini 3.6 Flash (8)
Doubao Pro 1.5
2 of 10 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Gemini 3.6 Flash
8 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 2 of 10 metrics
Doubao Pro 1.5

ByteDance flagship enterprise model with ultra-low token cost and 128k context.

Elo 1,470$0.28/1M out
Google
Leads 8 of 10 metrics
Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google Jul 21 workhorse. Now shares the 3.7 Flash introductory $0.75/$3.75 rate through Dec 31 2026.

3.6 FlashElo 1,506$3.75/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Pro 1.5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Pro 1.5
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1Seed 2.1 Turbo$2.5
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Pro 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGemini 3.6 Flash Wins

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Δ 36 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGemini 3.6 Flash Wins

Gemini 3.6 Flash

198 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Pro 1.5 Wins

Doubao Pro 1.5

$0.28 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Pro 1.5 (2)vsGemini 3.6 Flash (8)
Doubao Pro 1.5: 2W (20%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 FlashGemini 3.6 Flash: 8W (80%)
← Doubao Pro 1.5Gemini 3.6 Flash →
🏆Gemini 3.6 Flash(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGemini 3.6 Flash
Preference Elo
1,470vs1,506+36
Coding Elo
1,465vs1,514+49
SWE-bench
62.1%vs70.8%+8.7%
LiveBench
64%vs67.2%+3.2%
GPQA Diamond
77.5%vs79.6%+2.1%
Doubao Pro 1.5: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 5W
🏆Gemini 3.6 Flash(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGemini 3.6 Flash
Output speed
105 tok/svs198 tok/s+93 tok/s
Time to first token
190 msvs92 ms+98 ms
Doubao Pro 1.5: 0WGemini 3.6 Flash: 2W
🏆Doubao Pro 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Pro 1.5vsGemini 3.6 Flash
Output price
$0.28/1Mvs$3.75/1M+$3.47/1M
Input price
$0.11/1Mvs$0.75/1M+$0.64/1M
Context window
128kvs1M+921k
Doubao Pro 1.5: 2WGemini 3.6 Flash: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+36
Doubao Pro 1.51,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,506
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo+49
Doubao Pro 1.51,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,514
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+3.2%
Doubao Pro 1.564%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash67.2%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+8.7%
Doubao Pro 1.562.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash70.8%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+2.1%
Doubao Pro 1.577.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash79.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+98 ms
Doubao Pro 1.5190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash92 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+93 tok/s
Doubao Pro 1.5105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash198 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$0.64/1M
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash$0.75/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$3.47/1M
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash$3.75/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+921k
Doubao Pro 1.5128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3.6 Flash1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Pro 1.5Gemini 3.6 FlashAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,506
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
+36
Coding Elo
1,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
1,514
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
+49
LiveBench
64%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
67.2%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
+3.2%
SWE-bench
62.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
70.8%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
+8.7%
GPQA Diamond
77.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
79.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+2.1%
Time to first token
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
92 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+98 ms
Output speed
105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
198 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+93 tok/s
Input price
$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.75/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.64/1M
Output price
$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$3.75/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$3.47/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+921k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 90% with Doubao Pro 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Pro 1.5$8.05 / mo
In: $3.85Out: $4.2
Gemini 3.6 Flash$82.50 / mo
In: $26.25Out: $56.25
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Pro 1.5 is estimated to save $74.45/month ($893/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Pro 1.5:Pick Doubao Pro 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).

High-volume chatDoubao Pro 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower TTFT (92 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 Flash

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Flash).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 FlashHigher SWE-bench (70.8%).
High-volume chatDoubao Pro 1.5Lower output list price ($0.28/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 FlashLower TTFT (92 ms).
Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 FlashLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionGemini 3.6 FlashBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Gemini 3.6 Flash).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
priceAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Jul 21 workhorse that inherited $0.75/$3.75 through year-end. Keep the row; 3.7 is the newer sibling.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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ByteDance

Doubao Pro 1.5

Elo 1,470
SWE-bench62.1%
Speed (tok/s)105 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.11/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.28/1M
Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Elo 1,506
SWE-bench70.8%
Speed (tok/s)198 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.75/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$3.75/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,506). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads SWE-bench at 70.8% vs 62.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Pro 1.5 output tokens are $0.28/1M versus $3.75/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (92 ms vs 190 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Pro 1.5 and Gemini 3.6 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • price · Aug 13, 2026

    Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

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