Model comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Grok Build 0.1

Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Google

54.1

Rank #29 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

35.8

Rank #214 Reported

Summary

  • They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Grok Build 0.1 in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash leads 62.7 to 31.3.
  • Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper at $1 / $2 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $9 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.

Side by side

Gemini 3.5 Flash and Grok Build 0.1 specifications
Gemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index54.135.8
Released2026-05-192026-04-16
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M256K
Max output66K256K
Input $ / M tokens$1.50$1
Output $ / M tokens$9$2
Results tracked543

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 49.1 (#46), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
SciCode53.1%50.2%
SWE-bench Verified79.3%—
DeepSWE37.4%—
LMArena WebDev1499—
WeirdML62.6%—
LMArena Coding1492—
ALE-Bench911.02—

Agentic & Tool Use Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 24.8 (#107), Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
GBAEval6.7%2.4%
APEX-Agents27.5%—
GDP.pdf14%—
Vending-Bench 25,396—

Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 62.7 (#16), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
CritPt13.1%9.1%
ARC-AGI-272.1%—
SimpleBench76.7%—
NYT Connections (extended)92.6%—
ARC-AGI-192.5%—
Chess Puzzles50%—
EnigmaEval25.4%—
EBR-Bench4.8%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1488—
Mystery Game Puzzles32%—
DTBench94.7%—
LMCA47.1%—
Surface Evolver Bench58.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index154.55—
ForecastBench59—

Math Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 60.5 (#30), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 66.3 (#10), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
GPQA Diamond92.8%—
SimpleQA Verified66.2%—
LMArena Expert1493—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.7 (#13), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Vision1311—
Blueprint-Bench 233.6%—
LMArena Document1463—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 57.1 (#12), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English1475—
LMArena Chinese1525—
LMArena French1490—
LMArena German1500—
LMArena Japanese1481—
LMArena Korean1453—
LMArena Russian1491—
LMArena Spanish1478—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 77.2 (#29), Grok Build 0.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Instruction Following1466—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.3 (#39), Grok Build 0.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query1481—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 65.5 (#46), Grok Build 0.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGrok Build 0.1
LMArena Text1481—
LMArena Creative Writing1467—
EQ-Bench 41087—
LMArena Multi-Turn1482—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash better than Grok Build 0.1?

Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 35.8 on the Noometry Index. Grok Build 0.1 costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash or Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash lists at $1.50 and $9.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.1 versus 42.5 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 3.5 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash and Grok Build 0.1 share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash has 54 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.

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