Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Grok Build 0.1
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 1 category and Grok Build 0.1 in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 28.6 to 22.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 0% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 9.1% for Grok Build 0.1.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper at $0.30 / $2.50 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 35.8 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 256K |
| Max output | 66K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $2 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.1 (#96), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 41.3% | 50.2% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 28.6 (#82), Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#95), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | 9.1% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.12 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#245), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1431 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.0 (#66), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1430 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 40.3 (#38), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1266 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.8 (#59), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | — |
| LMArena French | 1452 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 75.0 (#77), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.8 (#80), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.4 (#55), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Grok Build 0.1?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Grok Build 0.1?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (42.1 vs 42.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Grok Build 0.1 share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.