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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.6 benchmark

Name: Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.6 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Gemini 3.6 Flash (Google) and Grok 4.6 (xAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, Grok 4.6 is ahead by 86 points (1,592 vs 1,506; seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Gemini 3.6 Flash resolves 70.8% versus 69.1% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 16, 2026)). Gemini 3.6 Flash streams faster (198 tok/s) while Gemini 3.6 Flash is the cheaper output token ($3.75/1M). Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Gemini 3.6 Flash

Google Jul 21 workhorse. Now shares the 3.7 Flash introductory $0.75/$3.75 rate through Dec 31 2026.

Elo 1,506$3.75/1M out

xAI

Grok 4.6

xAI Aug 12 2026 post-training refresh of Grok 4.5. Same $2/$6 API price, 500k context, stronger agentic traces.

Elo 1,592$6/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3.6 Flash (6)vsGrok 4.6 (4)

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 6W (60%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 FlashGrok 4.6: 4W (40%)

← Gemini 3.6 FlashGrok 4.6 →

Grok 4.6 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,506vs1,592

Coding Elo

1,514vs1,568

SWE-bench

70.8%vs69.1%

LiveBench

67.2%vs71.4%

GPQA Diamond

79.6%vs84.6%

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 1WGrok 4.6: 4W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

198 tok/svs118 tok/s

Time to first token

92 msvs195 ms

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 2WGrok 4.6: 0W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$3.75/1Mvs$6/1M

Input price

$0.75/1Mvs$2/1M

Context window

1Mvs500k

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 3WGrok 4.6: 0W

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Dimensional AdvantageEven 3–3

Preference Elo

Grok 4.6

86 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Gemini 3.6 Flash

80 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Gemini 3.6 Flash

$2.25/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,506

EloHigh is better

1,592+6%

Code Elo

High is better

1,514

Code EloHigh is better

1,568+4%

LiveBench

High is better

67.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

71.4%+6%

SWE-bench

High is better

+2%70.8%

SWE-benchHigh is better

69.1%

GPQA

High is better

79.6%

GPQAHigh is better

84.6%+6%

TTFT

Low is better

+112%92 ms

TTFTLow is better

195 ms

Speed

High is better

+68%198 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

118 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+167%$0.75/1M

In $Low is better

$2/1M

Out $

Low is better

+60%$3.75/1M

Out $Low is better

$6/1M

Context

High is better

+110%1M

ContextHigh is better

500k

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Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 48% with Gemini 3.6 Flash

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Gemini 3.6 Flash$82.50 / mo

In: $26.25Out: $56.25

Grok 4.6$160.00 / mo

In: $70.00Out: $90.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Gemini 3.6 Flash is estimated to save $77.50/month ($930/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
Gemini 3.6 Flash:Pick Gemini 3.6 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).

High-volume chatGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower TTFT (92 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGrok 4.6

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).
High-volume chat	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower TTFT (92 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Grok 4.6	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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priceAug 13, 2026

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Jul 21 workhorse that inherited $0.75/$3.75 through year-end. Keep the row; 3.7 is the newer sibling.

compareAug 12, 2026

Grok vs ChatGPT: price and Elo, not a personality contest

Brand hub remaps to top xAI vs top OpenAI. After Aug 12 that is Grok 4.6 vs Sol.

launchAug 12, 2026

Grok 4.6 (Aug 12): post-training refresh, same $2/$6 list

xAI’s Aug 12 2026 refresh of Grok 4.5. 500k context. The Grok vs ChatGPT hub remaps here.

launchJul 10, 2025

Grok 4 remains the previous xAI flagship on this catalog

2025-07 row. 4.6 is the buy. We keep 4 so upgrade pairs and old inbound links resolve.

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Google

Gemini 3.6 Flash

Elo 1,506

LiveBench67.2%

SWE-bench70.8%

Speed198 tok/s

Output cost$3.75/1M

xAI

Grok 4.6

Elo 1,592

LiveBench71.4%

SWE-bench69.1%

Speed118 tok/s

Output cost$6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?: Grok 4.6 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,592). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?: Gemini 3.6 Flash leads SWE-bench at 70.8% vs 69.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Gemini 3.6 Flash output tokens are $3.75/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?: Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (92 ms vs 195 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 500k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.6 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.6 benchmark

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3.6 Flash (6)vsGrok 4.6 (4)

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 6W (60%)Overall: Gemini 3.6 FlashGrok 4.6: 4W (40%)

← Gemini 3.6 FlashGrok 4.6 →

Grok 4.6 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,506vs1,592

Coding Elo

1,514vs1,568

SWE-bench

70.8%vs69.1%

LiveBench

67.2%vs71.4%

GPQA Diamond

79.6%vs84.6%

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 1WGrok 4.6: 4W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

198 tok/svs118 tok/s

Time to first token

92 msvs195 ms

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 2WGrok 4.6: 0W

Gemini 3.6 Flash (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$3.75/1Mvs$6/1M

Input price

$0.75/1Mvs$2/1M

Context window

1Mvs500k

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 3WGrok 4.6: 0W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3.6 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).

High-volume chatGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3.6 Flash

Lower TTFT (92 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3.6 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGrok 4.6

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Higher SWE-bench (70.8%).
High-volume chat	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower output list price ($3.75/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Lower TTFT (92 ms).
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Grok 4.6	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Grok 4.6).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?

Grok 4.6 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,592). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?

Gemini 3.6 Flash leads SWE-bench at 70.8% vs 69.1%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Gemini 3.6 Flash output tokens are $3.75/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.6?

Gemini 3.6 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (92 ms vs 195 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 500k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.6 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Grok vs ChatGPT: price and Elo, not a personality contest

Grok 4.6 (Aug 12): post-training refresh, same $2/$6 list

Grok 4 remains the previous xAI flagship on this catalog

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Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Gemini 3.6 Flash (Jul 21) now shares the 3.7 intro rate

Grok vs ChatGPT: price and Elo, not a personality contest

Grok 4.6 (Aug 12): post-training refresh, same $2/$6 list

Grok 4 remains the previous xAI flagship on this catalog

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