Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Grok 4.3 (High)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.3 (High)
Grok 4.3 (High) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 54.7% more intelligence, 55.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 8.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Grok 4.3 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 24.9 | +54.7% Grok 4.3 (High) is 54.7% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $363.24 | −55.9% Grok 4.3 (High) is 55.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.13s | 24.88s | −8.3% Grok 4.3 (High) is 8.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $1.25 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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