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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini

The average score is effectively tied at 8.1 vs 8.1. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.237 vs $0.584. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (high) is faster at 9.48s vs 27.63s, with pass rates of 81.8% vs 63.6%.

Recommended modelGPT-5 Mini (medium)It has the best score here (8.1), while costing about 2.5x less than Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (high).

Last updated at: 2026-07-21

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite high Release: 2026-07-21 GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07
Score 8.1 8.1
Rank #31 #29
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.5 8.8
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.8% 63.6%
Flaky tests 7 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 4.169 1.971
Total Cost $0.584 $0.237
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 105,138 98,374
Output Tokens 8,315 14,434
Reasoning Tokens 212,507 91,498
Response Time (avg) 9.48s 27.63s
Response Time (max) 43.93s 111.48s
Response Time (total) 208.52s 607.92s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#31 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

high
Cost
$0.023
Time
23.6s
Tokens
9,128 tok

#29 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 15.09s 8,136 452 55,603
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152

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