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Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Grok 4.20 Beta

Summary

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Grok 4.20 Beta benchmark comparison: Gemini 3.5 Flash leads on average score with 9.4 vs 5.8. Grok 4.20 Beta has the lower benchmark cost at $0.087 vs $0.349. Grok 4.20 Beta is faster at 1.19s vs 3.27s, with pass rates of 90.5% vs 37.0%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.5 Flash - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.4) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash low Release: 2026-05-19 Grok 4.20 Beta Grok 4.20 Beta none Release: 2026-03-12
Score 9.4 5.8
Rank #3 #107
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 10.0 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 90.5% 37.0%
Flaky tests 0 1
Total Runs 63 52
Cost per result 1.834 1.510
Total Cost $0.349 $0.087
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $2.041 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $2.041 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 36,938 40,597
Output Tokens 2,033 1,657
Reasoning Tokens 30,519 0
Response Time (avg) 3.27s 1.19s
Response Time (max) 9.05s 6.48s
Response Time (total) 68.65s 21.43s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#3 Gemini 3.5 Flash

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
39.1s
Tokens
7,588 tok

#107 Grok 4.20 Beta

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.004
Time
8.5s
Tokens
1,672 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 2.52s 494 209 2,536
Grok 4.20 Beta 4.0 8.4 16.7% 1 597ms 1,986 251 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3.5 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.71s 8,118 458 13,420
Grok 4.20 Beta 5.5 10.0 0.0% 0 1.14s 358 74 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 6.44s 12,873 351 3,050
Grok 4.20 Beta 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.48s 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 1.81s 7,548 279 1,164
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 601ms 7,749 197 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 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 3.39s 633 12 4,538
Grok 4.20 Beta 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 611ms 1,746 160 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 2.27s 486 119 916
Grok 4.20 Beta 5.0 10.0 0.0% 0 541ms 819 87 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 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 1.86s 615 71 1,652
Grok 4.20 Beta 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 649ms 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 2.35s 558 288 2,150
Grok 4.20 Beta 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 586ms 1,671 357 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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.27s 5,457 234 403
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.79s 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 1.88s 156 12 690
Grok 4.20 Beta - - - - - - - - -

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