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o3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Winner summary

o3 wins 15 of 28 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · coding · reasoning.

Category leads
speed·o3coding·o3reasoning·o3knowledge·Gemini 2.5 Promath·o3language·o3
Hype vs Reality
o3
#67 by perf·no signal
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Gemini 2.5 Pro
#59 by perf·no signal
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Best value
1.1x better value than Gemini 2.5 Pro
o3
11.0 pts/$
$5.00/M
Gemini 2.5 Pro
10.0 pts/$
$5.63/M
Vendor risk
OpenAI logo
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
Google DeepMind logo
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Low risk
Head to head
o3Gemini 2.5 Pro
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
o3 leads by +3.4
o3
36.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
32.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
o3 leads by +6.4
o3
38.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
31.9
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
o3 leads by +3.7
o3
38.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
34.6
Aider polyglot
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +1.8
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
o3
81.3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
83.1
ARC-AGI
o3 leads by +19.8
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
o3
60.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
41.0
ARC-AGI-2
o3 leads by +1.7
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
o3
6.5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
4.9
CadEval
o3 leads by +10.0
CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge.
o3
74.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
64.0
DeepResearch Bench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +3.1
DeepResearch Bench · evaluates AI on complex multi-step research tasks requiring information gathering, synthesis, and producing comprehensive analyses.
o3
46.6
Gemini 2.5 Pro
49.7
Fiction.LiveBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +2.8
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
o3
88.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
91.7
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
o3 leads by +4.6
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
o3
18.7
Gemini 2.5 Pro
14.1
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
Gemini 2.5 Pro 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.
o3
2.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
4.2
GeoBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +7.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
o3
74.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
81.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +4.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
o3
75.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
80.4
GSO-Bench
o3 leads by +4.9
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
o3
8.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
3.9
HELM · GPQA
o3 leads by +0.4
o3
75.3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
74.9
HELM · IFEval
o3 leads by +2.9
o3
86.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.0
HELM · MMLU-Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +0.4
o3
85.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
86.3
HELM · Omni-MATH
o3 leads by +29.8
o3
71.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
41.6
HELM · WildBench
o3 leads by +0.4
o3
86.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
85.7
HLE
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +1.4
HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · crowdsourced expert-level questions designed to be among the hardest possible challenges for AI systems across all domains.
o3
16.3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
17.7
Lech Mazur Writing
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +2.1
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
o3
83.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
86.0
MATH level 5
o3 leads by +2.2
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
o3
97.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
95.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +0.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
o3
83.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.7
SimpleBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +11.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
o3
43.7
Gemini 2.5 Pro
54.9
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +3.0
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
o3
53.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
56.0
SWE-Bench verified
o3 leads by +4.8
o3
62.3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
57.6
VPCT
o3 leads by +8.4
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
o3
28.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
19.6
WeirdML
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +1.6
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
o3
52.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
54.0
Full benchmark table
Benchmarko3Gemini 2.5 Pro
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
36.132.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
38.431.9
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
38.434.6
Aider polyglot
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
81.383.1
ARC-AGI
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
60.841.0
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.
6.54.9
CadEval
CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge.
74.064.0
DeepResearch Bench
DeepResearch Bench · evaluates AI on complex multi-step research tasks requiring information gathering, synthesis, and producing comprehensive analyses.
46.649.7
Fiction.LiveBench
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
88.991.7
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.
18.714.1
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.
2.14.2
GeoBench
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
74.081.0
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
75.880.4
GSO-Bench
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
8.83.9
HELM · GPQA
75.374.9
HELM · IFEval
86.984.0
HELM · MMLU-Pro
85.986.3
HELM · Omni-MATH
71.441.6
HELM · WildBench
86.185.7
HLE
HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · crowdsourced expert-level questions designed to be among the hardest possible challenges for AI systems across all domains.
16.317.7
Lech Mazur Writing
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
83.986.0
MATH level 5
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
97.895.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
83.984.7
SimpleBench
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
43.754.9
SimpleQA Verified
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
53.056.0
SWE-Bench verified
62.357.6
VPCT
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
28.019.6
WeirdML
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
52.454.0
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
OpenAI logoo3$2.00$8.00200K tokens (~100 books)$35.00
Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.5 Pro$1.25$10.001.0M tokens (~524 books)$34.38