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Phi 4 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview

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Winner summary

Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins 7 of 7 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · arena · knowledge.

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Hype vs Reality
Phi 4
#126 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
#98 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Best value
15.0x better value than Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Phi 4
421.5 pts/$
$0.10/M
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
28.1 pts/$
$1.75/M
Vendor risk
Microsoft logo
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
Low risk
Google DeepMind logo
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Low risk
Head to head
Phi 4Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +49.7
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
Phi 4
0.0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
49.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +31.4
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
Phi 4
11.2
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
42.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +36.0
Phi 4
10.4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
46.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +218.5
Phi 4
1255.4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
1473.9
Balrog
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +36.5
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
Phi 4
11.6
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
48.1
GPQA diamond
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +36.2
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Phi 4
41.4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
77.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads by +79.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Phi 4
13.7
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
92.8
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkPhi 4Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Artificial Analysis Agentic Index · a composite score measuring how well a model performs in agentic workflows · multi-step tool use, planning, error recovery, and autonomous task completion. Aggregates results from multiple agentic benchmarks including SWE-bench, tool-use tests, and planning evaluations. The canonical single-number metric for "how good is this model as an agent?"
0.049.7
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Artificial Analysis Coding Index · a composite score that aggregates performance across multiple coding benchmarks into a single index. Tracks code generation quality, debugging ability, multi-language competence, and real-world software engineering tasks. Used by Artificial Analysis to rank model coding capability in a normalized, comparable format. Useful for developers choosing between models for coding-heavy workloads.
11.242.6
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
10.446.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
1255.41473.9
Balrog
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
11.648.1
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
41.477.6
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
13.792.8
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
Microsoft logoPhi 4$0.07$0.1416K tokens (~8 books)$0.84
Google DeepMind logoGemini 3 Flash Preview$0.50$3.001.0M tokens (~524 books)$11.25