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Google: Gemini 3.6 Flash vs xAI: Grok 4.5

Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) leads on average score with 9.4 vs 8.9. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.517 vs $1.707. Gemini 3.6 Flash (low) is faster at 4.42s vs 76.50s, with pass rates of 97.0% vs 83.3%.

Recommended modelGemini 3.6 Flash (low)It has the best score here (9.4), while costing about 3.3x less than Grok 4.5 (high).

Last updated at: 2026-07-21

Metric Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash low Release: 2026-07-21 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 high Release: 2026-07-08
Score 9.4 8.9
Rank #6 #15
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 97.0% 83.3%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 2.461 10.041
Total Cost $0.517 $1.707
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $7.500 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 82,715 151,562
Output Tokens 5,729 5,655
Reasoning Tokens 46,633 247,540
Response Time (avg) 4.42s 76.50s
Response Time (max) 28.92s 676.83s
Response Time (total) 97.13s 1683.07s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#6 Gemini 3.6 Flash

low
Cost
$0.050
Time
28.1s
Tokens
6,731 tok

#15 xAI: Grok 4.5

high
Cost
$0.015
Time
29.7s
Tokens
2,737 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 3.6 Flash 7.8 7.4 77.8% 1 7.28s 8,136 451 15,026
Grok 4.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 155.16s 9,579 357 100,752

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