GoogleGemini 3.6 FlashVSxAIGrok 4.20
Our Take
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the clear winner here. It beats Grok 4.20 across the board because it offers superior reasoning and coding capabilities at the same cost. Unless you have specific platform restrictions, go with Gemini 3.6 Flash—it is the optimal choice.
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Benchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+6.9%)
58.7%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+3.0%)
93%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$3.00Input: $1.50 | Output: $7.50Context Window
1.05M tokensBenchmarks & Scores
Coding (swe-bench-pro)
51.8%excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases
Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
90%graduate-level science QA
Cost & Context
Cost (per 1M tokens)
$3.00Input: $2.00 | Output: $6.00Context Window
1.05M tokensFrequently Asked Questions about Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.20
Both Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.20 cost the same, with a blended cost of $3.00 per 1 million tokens.
Gemini 3.6 Flash is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 58.7% on swe-bench-pro (excellent at multi-file repositories, autonomous agents, and industrial codebases) compared to Grok 4.20 which scores 51.8%.
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