ALLaM 34B vs Gemini 3.5 Flash
| Signal | ALLaM 34B | Delta | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 17 | -83 | |
Pricing | 100 | +9 | |
Context window size | 52 | -34 | |
Recency | 75 | -25 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -20 | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -77 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
40
current score
Gemini 3.5 Flash
right now
78.5
current score
ALLaM 34B
HUMAIN
Gemini 3.5 Flash
ALLaM 34B saves you $600.00/month
That's $7200.00/year compared to Gemini 3.5 Flash at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | ALLaM 34B | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 79 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Rank | #295 | #60 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Quality Rank | #295 | #60 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Adoption Rank | #295 | #60 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Parameters | 34B | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 4K | 1049K | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Pricing | Free | $1.50/$9.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 17 | 100 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Pricing | 100 | 91 | ALLaM 34B |
| Context window size | 52 | 86 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Recency | 75 | 100 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 80 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Benchmarks | -- | 77 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #295), placing it in the top -1% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 79/100 (rank #60), placing it in the top 80% of all 290 models tracked.
Gemini 3.5 Flash has a 39-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
Choose ALLaM 34B when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash when you need:
- Processing long documents or large codebases (1049K token context)
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
- Agentic applications using tool/function calling
- Step-by-step reasoning and chain-of-thought problem solving
Compare the cost per quality point to find the best value for your specific workload.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. ALLaM 34B also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($0.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (79/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Gemini 3.5 Flash clearly outperforms ALLaM 34B with a significant 38.5-point lead. For most general use cases, Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger choice. However, ALLaM 34B may still excel in niche scenarios.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
ALLaM 34B
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
ALLaM 34B
100% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
ALLaM 34B
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
ALLaM 34B
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
ALLaM 34B
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by HUMAIN
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Cost - 100% lower pricing; better value at scale
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | ALLaM 34B | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Callingdiffers | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
ALLaM 34B
HUMAIN
Gemini 3.5 Flash
ALLaM 34B saves you $13.50/month
That's 100% cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | ALLaM 34B | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 4K | 1.0M |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 65,536 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Aug 25, 2025 | May 19, 2026 |