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Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium) vs GPT-6 Sol (medium)

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium) leads on average score with 9.6 vs 9.5. GPT-6 Sol (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.703 vs $0.876. GPT-6 Sol (medium) is faster at 12.12s vs 21.57s, with pass rates of 94.2% vs 94.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#15
Total Output Tokens
252,536
Response Time (avg)
21.57s
Total Cost
$0.876
Rank
#20
Total Output Tokens
31,387
Response Time (avg)
12.12s
Total Cost
$0.703
Recommended model GPT-6 Sol (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.5 vs 9.6), while responding about 1.8x faster than Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17 GPT-6 Sol GPT-6 Sol medium Release: 2026-09-23
Score 9.6 9.5
Rank #15 #20
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 94.2% 94.2%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 4.169 3.348
Total Cost $0.876 $0.703
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.050 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.084 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 235,726 194,520
Output Tokens 6,669 5,396
Reasoning Tokens 245,867 25,991
Response Time (avg) 21.57s 12.12s
Response Time (max) 117.26s 82.74s
Response Time (total) 496.12s 278.70s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B active) ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#15 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
18.4s
Tokens
3,351 tok

#20 GPT-6 Sol

medium
Cost
$0.035
Time
36.9s
Tokens
3,493 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

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
GPT-6 Sol 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 11.78s 7,302 392 2,532

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