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Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs o1
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Winner summary
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 7/8 benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 7 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in math · knowledge · coding.
Category leads
reasoning·o1math·Gemini 3 Flash Previewknowledge·Gemini 3 Flash Previewcoding·Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
o1
#59 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
18.7x better value than o1
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
o1
1.5 pts/$
$37.50/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 3 Flash Previewo1
ARC-AGI
o1 leads by +9.2
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
o1
30.7
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +26.3
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
o1
9.3
GeoBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +8.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
88.0
o1
80.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +8.6
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
o1
69.0
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +19.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
o1
73.3
SimpleBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +25.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
53.3
o1
28.1
VPCT
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +53.4
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
58.9
o1
5.5
WeirdML
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +17.8
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
61.6
o1
43.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | o1 |
|---|---|---|
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 21.5 | 30.7 |
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 | 9.3 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 88.0 | 80.0 |
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 | 69.0 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 92.8 | 73.3 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 53.3 | 28.1 |
VPCT VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations. | 58.9 | 5.5 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 61.6 | 43.8 |
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 | |
| $15.00 | $60.00 | 200K tokens (~100 books) | $262.50 |