Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview by Google or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Beam 1.0
Beam 1.0 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: 2.0% more intelligence, 83.5% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 67.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 29.7 | 30.3 | +2.0% Beam 1.0 is 2.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,935.39 | $318.73 | −83.5% Beam 1.0 is 83.5% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 24.21s | 7.79s | −67.8% Beam 1.0 is 67.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
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.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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