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Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

Summary

Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Granite 4.1 8B benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.6 vs 4.0. Granite 4.1 8B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.003 vs $0.667. Granite 4.1 8B is faster at 728ms vs 18.64s, with pass rates of 98.4% vs 9.5%.

Recommended model: Granite 4.1 8B - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (4.0), lower cost than Gemini 3 Flash Preview, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-12

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17 Granite 4.1 8B Granite 4.1 8B none Release: 2026-05-01
Score 9.6 4.0
Rank #2 #163
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.4% 9.5%
Flaky tests 1 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 3.335 0.131
Total Cost $0.667 $0.003
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $0.050 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,017 46,285
Output Tokens 2,006 2,911
Reasoning Tokens 214,153 0
Response Time (avg) 18.64s 728ms
Response Time (max) 117.26s 2.17s
Response Time (total) 391.35s 15.29s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#2 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
17.9s
Tokens
3,236 tok

#163 IBM: Granite 4.1 8B

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.2s
Tokens
491 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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.88s 494 330 3,216
Granite 4.1 8B 4.9 10.0 25.0% 0 844ms 645 903 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084
Granite 4.1 8B 4.5 10.0 0.0% 0 775ms 8,344 525 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.42s 12,873 351 10,485
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.88s 19,089 396 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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.43s 7,548 279 4,893
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 575ms 7,617 195 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.27s 633 12 21,684
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 357ms 768 24 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.19s 486 72 1,905
Granite 4.1 8B 4.0 10.0 0.0% 0 499ms 528 115 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.04s 615 72 2,709
Granite 4.1 8B 3.6 9.9 0.0% 0 344ms 687 66 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.05s 558 183 4,365
Granite 4.1 8B 3.2 10.0 0.0% 0 608ms 672 432 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.60s 5,532 234 1,487
Granite 4.1 8B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.17s 7,719 243 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.50s 156 11 2,325
Granite 4.1 8B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 306ms 216 12 0

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