Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Grok 4.6 (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview by Google or Grok 4.6 (Medium) 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 4.6 (Medium)
Grok 4.6 (Medium) vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 44.1% more intelligence, 19.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 26.7% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Grok 4.6 (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.7 | 42.8 | +44.1% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 44.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,935.39 | $1,557.04 | −19.5% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 19.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 24.90s | 31.56s | +26.7% Grok 4.6 (Medium) is 26.7% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Grok 4.6 (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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