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Gemini 3 Flash vs Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 benchmark

Name: Gemini 3 Flash vs Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Gemini 3 Flash (Google) and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 (perceptron) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 wins on output price at $1.5/1M. Gemini 3 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 Flash

Fast Google frontier-adjacent model. Near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus price.

Elo 1,495$3/1M out

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Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (perceptron/perceptron-mk1). Preview until a second source matches.

$1.5/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3 Flash (8)vsPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1 (2)

Gemini 3 Flash: 8W (80%)Overall: Gemini 3 FlashPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 2W (20%)

← Gemini 3 FlashPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1 →

Gemini 3 Flash (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,495vs—

Coding Elo

1,510vs—

SWE-bench

75.8%vs—

LiveBench

66.8%vs—

GPQA Diamond

78.4%vs—

Gemini 3 Flash: 5WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 0W

Gemini 3 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

190 tok/svs—

Time to first token

95 msvs—

Gemini 3 Flash: 2WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 0W

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$3/1Mvs$1.5/1M

Input price

$0.5/1Mvs$0.15/1M

Context window

1Mvs33k

Gemini 3 Flash: 1WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageGemini 3 Flash 5/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

$1.50/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,495

EloHigh is better

—

Code Elo

High is better

1,510

Code EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

66.8%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

75.8%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

78.4%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

95 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

190 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$0.5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.15/1M+233%

Out $

Low is better

$3/1M

Out $Low is better

$1.5/1M+100%

Context

High is better

+3100%1M

ContextHigh is better

33k

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

Save up to 56% with Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

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 Flash$62.50 / mo

In: $17.50Out: $45.00

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1$27.75 / mo

In: $5.25Out: $22.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 is estimated to save $34.75/month ($417/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1:Pick Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Gemini 3 Flash:Pick Gemini 3 Flash for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3 Flash	Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchMar 16, 2026

Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

March 2026 speed SKU. Still a useful cheap-coding compare even after 3.6/3.7 Flash.

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Google

Gemini 3 Flash

Elo 1,495

LiveBench66.8%

SWE-bench75.8%

Speed190 tok/s

Output cost$3/1M

perceptron

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$1.5/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $3/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 33k.
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 Flash and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Gemini 3 Flash vs Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Gemini 3 Flash (8)vsPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1 (2)

Gemini 3 Flash: 8W (80%)Overall: Gemini 3 FlashPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 2W (20%)

← Gemini 3 FlashPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1 →

Gemini 3 Flash (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Preference Elo

1,495vs—

Coding Elo

1,510vs—

SWE-bench

75.8%vs—

LiveBench

66.8%vs—

GPQA Diamond

78.4%vs—

Gemini 3 Flash: 5WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 0W

Gemini 3 Flash (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

190 tok/svs—

Time to first token

95 msvs—

Gemini 3 Flash: 2WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 0W

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$3/1Mvs$1.5/1M

Input price

$0.5/1Mvs$0.15/1M

Context window

1Mvs33k

Gemini 3 Flash: 1WPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPerceptron: Perceptron Mk1

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Gemini 3 Flash	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Gemini 3 Flash	Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $3/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Gemini 3 Flash or Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 33k.

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 Flash and Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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No shared data

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Recommended Workload Routing

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Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

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No shared data

Perceptron: Perceptron Mk1

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