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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 4.4. Grok 4.20 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.057 vs $1.115. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 8.84s, with pass rates of 96.8% vs 28.6%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.5 Flash - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.8) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash high Release: 2026-05-19 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 9.8 4.4
Rank #1 #160
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 9.6 8.5
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 96.8% 28.6%
Flaky tests 1 0
Total Runs 63 54
Cost per result 5.575 1.570
Total Cost $1.115 $0.057
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,594 41,313
Output Tokens 1,975 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 115,638 0
Response Time (avg) 8.84s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 34.82s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 185.57s 19.96s

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

#160 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 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 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 501ms 1,986 267 0
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 1.1 3.1 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0
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 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.04s 17,673 282 0
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 522ms 7,749 207 0
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 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 687ms 1,746 325 0
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 4.8 10.0 0.0% 0 659ms 819 83 0
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 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 445ms 1,350 60 0
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 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 473ms 1,671 198 0
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.63s 7,245 189 0
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 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0 0ms 0 0 0

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