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o4 Mini vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview
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Winner summary
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins on 11/13 benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 11 of 13 shared benchmarks. Leads in reasoning · knowledge · math.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
o4 Mini
#81 by perf·#13 by attention
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
1.5x better value than o4 Mini
o4 Mini
19.3 pts/$
$2.75/M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Head to head
13 benchmarks · 2 models
o4 MiniGemini 3 Flash Preview
ARC-AGI
o4 Mini leads by +37.2
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
o4 Mini
58.7
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
21.5
ARC-AGI-2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +27.5
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
o4 Mini
6.1
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
33.6
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +12.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
o4 Mini
26.0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
38.0
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +10.8
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
o4 Mini
24.8
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
35.6
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
o4 Mini 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.
o4 Mini
6.3
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
4.2
GeoBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +24.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
o4 Mini
64.0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
88.0
GPQA diamond
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +4.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
o4 Mini
72.8
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
77.6
GSO-Bench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +6.2
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
o4 Mini
3.6
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
9.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +11.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
o4 Mini
81.7
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
SimpleBench
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +26.9
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
o4 Mini
26.4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
53.3
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +43.5
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
o4 Mini
23.9
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
67.4
VPCT
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +22.6
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
o4 Mini
36.3
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
58.9
WeirdML
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +9.0
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
o4 Mini
52.6
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
61.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | o4 Mini | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 58.7 | 21.5 |
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. | 6.1 | 33.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 26.0 | 38.0 |
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. | 24.8 | 35.6 |
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. | 6.3 | 4.2 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 64.0 | 88.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 72.8 | 77.6 |
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. | 3.6 | 9.8 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 81.7 | 92.8 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 26.4 | 53.3 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 23.9 | 67.4 |
VPCT VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations. | 36.3 | 58.9 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 52.6 | 61.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.10 | $4.40 | 200K tokens (~100 books) | $19.25 | |
| $0.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $11.25 |
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