Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) vs GPT-6 Sol (Max)
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) by Google or GPT-6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Sol (Max)
GPT-6 Sol (Max) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (High): 16.4% more intelligence, 5.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 179.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) | GPT-6 Sol (Max) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 40.9 | 47.6 | +16.4% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 16.4% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,622.73 | $1,535.80 | −5.4% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 5.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 31.19s | 87.05s | +179.1% GPT-6 Sol (Max) is 179.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.75 / $3.75 | $2.00 / $10.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- GPT-6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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