Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google or GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 115.3% more intelligence, 1.2% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 66.9% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.2 | 47.8 | +115.3% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 2.2× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $365.63 | $361.37 | −1.2% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 1.2% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.60s | 14.35s | +66.9% GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is 66.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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