Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 22 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.8 to 16.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 94.2% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 56.1% | 22.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1287 |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | — |
| SciCode | 52.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1272 |
| DTBench | 95.5% | 65.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | 130.48 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| CritPt | 10.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| LMCA | 44.9% | — |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | 11.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1283 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 36% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | 53.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | 1254 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1478 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | 1281 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |
Long Context Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
22 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.