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Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4.20 Beta

Summary

Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs Grok 4.20 Beta benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.8 vs 8.5. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.667 vs $0.750. Grok 4.20 Beta is faster at 9.75s vs 18.64s, with pass rates of 98.4% vs 81.5%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.8) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17 Grok 4.20 Beta Grok 4.20 Beta medium Release: 2026-03-12
Score 9.8 8.5
Rank #1 #14
Reliability 10.0 N/A
Consistency 9.7 9.5
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 98.4% 81.5%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 63 52
Cost per result 3.335 4.505
Total Cost $0.667 $0.750
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $5.805 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $5.805 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,017 35,955
Output Tokens 2,006 1,647
Reasoning Tokens 214,153 91,565
Response Time (avg) 18.64s 9.75s
Response Time (max) 117.26s 31.36s
Response Time (total) 391.35s 175.48s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#1 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

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

#14 Grok 4.20 Beta

medium
Cost
$0.034
Time
91.0s
Tokens
13,523 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
Grok 4.20 Beta 8.7 7.9 91.7% 1 3.16s 2,010 268 7,583
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 31.36s 360 81 3,987
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 20.93s 12,909 227 12,212
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.01s 7,761 180 5,281
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 21.33s 1,764 251 40,255
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.78s 825 72 3,440
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 4.89s 1,362 57 7,123
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.52s 1,689 328 6,300
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
Grok 4.20 Beta 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 12.39s 7,275 183 5,384
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
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