Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Grok 4.3 (High)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.3 (High)
Grok 4.3 (High) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 12.2% more intelligence, 0.7% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 220.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.3 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.2 | 24.9 | +12.2% Grok 4.3 (High) is 12.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $365.63 | $363.24 | −0.7% Grok 4.3 (High) is 0.7% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.69s | 27.84s | +220.4% Grok 4.3 (High) is 220.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $1.25 / $2.50 | |
| 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.
- 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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