Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Grok 3 mini
Google vs xAI · Prices checked November 11, 2026
Gemini 2.0 Flash is 47 per cent cheaper on blended cost, $0.1900 per million tokens against $0.3600. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0140 on Gemini 2.0 Flash against $0.0350 on Grok 3 mini.
Pricing and capacity
RatesUSD per million tokens. Prices checked November 11, 2026.
| Metric | Gemini 2.0 Flash | Grok 3 mini | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.1000 | $0.3000 | 3.0× |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.4000 | $0.5000 | 20% |
| Blended · 70/30calculated | $0.1900 | $0.3600 | 47% |
| Blended · 50/50calculated | $0.2500 | $0.4000 | 38% |
| Blended · 80/20calculated | $0.1600 | $0.3400 | 2.1× |
| Blended · 20/80calculated | $0.3400 | $0.4600 | 26% |
| Job cost · 100K + 10Kcalculated | $0.0140 | $0.0350 | 2.5× |
| Job cost · 1M + 100Kcalculated | $0.1400 | $0.3500 | 2.5× |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 131,000 | 7.6× |
Input and output rates are as published by each provider. Blended and job-cost rows are calculated comparison metrics, not published prices — how they are derived.
Across the 4 benchmarks both models report, they split the results evenly; neither has a clear capability edge on the public numbers. Gemini 2.0 Flash takes a 1,000,000-token context window against 131,000, giving 7.6× more room for long documents or whole-codebase work.
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash | Grok 3 mini | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 65.2% | 66.2% | Grok 3 mini |
| MATH | 80% | 81% | Grok 3 mini |
| HumanEval | 82% | 78% | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
| LMArena Elo | 1360 Elo | 1358 Elo | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
Only suites both models report are listed, so a missing score is never shown as a loss. Figures are provider-published or from public leaderboards and are not independently re-run.
What each model is for
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Google · Efficient
Previous-generation Flash, still widely deployed. Strong default for cheap multimodal traffic.
- Cheap multimodal
- 1M context
- Wide availability
Grok 3 mini
xAI · Efficient
Cheap Grok 3 sibling. Same X firehose access, smaller model behind it, good for cost-sensitive social-media tooling.
- Cheap
- Real-time X data
- Lower latency than full Grok 3
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash or Grok 3 mini?
Gemini 2.0 Flash is 47 per cent cheaper on blended cost, $0.1900 per million tokens against $0.3600. A single 100K-input, 10K-output job costs $0.0140 on Gemini 2.0 Flash against $0.0350 on Grok 3 mini. Blended cost weights input at 70% and output at 30%; price your own token split for an exact answer, since the cheaper model on a blended basis is not always cheaper for your workload.
Which performs better, Gemini 2.0 Flash or Grok 3 mini?
Across the 4 benchmarks both models report, they split the results evenly; neither has a clear capability edge on the public numbers. These are the figures each provider or public leaderboard publishes, not results we re-run, and a benchmark average can hide the specific behaviour your workload depends on.
Which has the larger context window, Gemini 2.0 Flash or Grok 3 mini?
Gemini 2.0 Flash takes a 1,000,000-token context window against 131,000, giving 7.6× more room for long documents or whole-codebase work. The context window caps everything in a single request: prompt, retrieved documents, conversation history and the model’s own output all share it.
Can I compare Gemini 2.0 Flash and Grok 3 mini on my own numbers?
Yes. Open both in the side-by-side comparison tool to see every field at once, or use the token calculator to price your actual prompt and monthly request volume against each model. Both are free and need no sign-up.
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Prices and scores are recomputed on every deploy from the catalogue. Prices checked November 11, 2026.