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Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4
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Winner summary
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 12/14 benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 12 of 14 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · reasoning · knowledge.
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
Grok 4
#73 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
4.6x better value than Grok 4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
Grok 4
6.1 pts/$
$9.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
14 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 3 Flash PreviewGrok 4
APEX-Agents
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +8.8
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
24.0
Grok 4
15.2
ARC-AGI
Grok 4 leads by +45.2
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
21.5
Grok 4
66.7
ARC-AGI-2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +17.6
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
33.6
Grok 4
16.0
Balrog
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +4.5
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
48.1
Grok 4
43.6
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +10.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
38.0
Grok 4
28.0
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +16.0
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
35.6
Grok 4
19.7
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +2.1
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
4.2
Grok 4
2.1
GeoBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +43.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
88.0
Grok 4
45.0
GPQA diamond
Grok 4 leads by +5.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
77.6
Grok 4
82.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +8.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
Grok 4
84.0
SimpleBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +0.7
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
53.3
Grok 4
52.6
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +19.5
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
67.4
Grok 4
47.9
Terminal Bench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +37.1
Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
64.3
Grok 4
27.2
WeirdML
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +15.9
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
61.6
Grok 4
45.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Grok 4 |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 24.0 | 15.2 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 21.5 | 66.7 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 33.6 | 16.0 |
Balrog Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning. | 48.1 | 43.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 38.0 | 28.0 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 35.6 | 19.7 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning. | 4.2 | 2.1 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 88.0 | 45.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 77.6 | 82.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 92.8 | 84.0 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 53.3 | 52.6 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 67.4 | 47.9 |
Terminal Bench Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence. | 64.3 | 27.2 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 61.6 | 45.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $11.25 | |
| $3.00 | $15.00 | 256K tokens (~128 books) | $60.00 |