Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Reasoning)

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)17.925.7+43.6% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Re… is 43.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)3.33s18.86s+466.4% Grok 4.20 0309 v2 (Re… is 466.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.50 / $3.00$1.25 / $2.50
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image
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