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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs xAI: Grok 4.20

Summary

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Grok 4.20 benchmark comparison: Gemini 3.5 Flash leads on average score with 9.8 vs 7.3. Grok 4.20 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.609 vs $1.115. Gemini 3.5 Flash is faster at 8.84s vs 27.68s, with pass rates of 96.8% vs 63.5%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.5 Flash - It has the best score here (9.8), while responding about 3.1x faster than Grok 4.20.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash high Release: 2026-05-19 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 medium Release: 2026-03-31
Score 9.8 7.3
Rank #1 #53
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.8
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 96.8% 63.5%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 5.575 8.309
Total Cost $1.115 $0.609
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,594 44,433
Output Tokens 1,975 1,819
Reasoning Tokens 115,638 219,524
Response Time (avg) 8.84s 27.68s
Response Time (max) 34.82s 199.66s
Response Time (total) 185.57s 581.26s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#1 Gemini 3.5 Flash

high
Cost
$0.208
Time
118.2s
Tokens
23,158 tok

#53 xAI: Grok 4.20

medium
Cost
$0.041
Time
110.3s
Tokens
16,336 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.57s 492 174 4,997
Grok 4.20 8.2 7.9 83.3% 1 3.95s 2,010 287 8,312
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.96s 8,118 456 47,129
Grok 4.20 6.3 6.6 55.6% 1 109.93s 8,307 268 103,150
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.37s 12,873 351 16,323
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 17.40s 12,909 232 9,556
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.43s 7,548 279 8,466
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.17s 7,761 180 5,333
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 14.09s 633 12 24,721
Grok 4.20 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 27.03s 1,764 375 49,339
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.63s 486 115 1,650
Grok 4.20 3.9 2.6 33.3% 1 24.48s 825 65 6,440
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.35s 615 70 3,799
Grok 4.20 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 4.26s 1,362 57 6,419
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.23s 558 241 4,940
Grok 4.20 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 6.22s 1,689 149 7,913
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 4.96s 6,115 265 1,608
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 13.68s 7,275 197 6,620
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.94s 156 12 2,005
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 63.48s 531 9 16,442

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