Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

61.8

Rank #11 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 76.9 to 24.8.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
Gemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index61.837.7
Released2026-09-022024-08-13
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked5017

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding15101269
DeepSWE73.8%—
FrontierCode41.2%—
CursorBench39.6%—
LMArena WebDev1584—
FrontierSWE19.6%—
SciCode56.6%—
WeirdML84.8%—
ALE-Bench1,270—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
APEX-Agents64.3%—
Remote Labor Index5.8%—
GDP.pdf23.4%—
Vending-Bench 25,094—

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts15081255
ARC-AGI-289.2%—
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%—
ARC-AGI-198.5%—
CritPt18.3%—
Chess Puzzles61%—
Mystery Game Puzzles47%—
DTBench95.7%—
LMCA52.9%—
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%—
Epoch Capabilities Index156.71—

Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math15281265
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.9%—
ProofBench48%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert15241238
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—
SimpleQA Verified69.7%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Vision1314—
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—

Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14911257
LMArena Chinese15541262
LMArena French14981286
LMArena German14931273
LMArena Japanese15021213
LMArena Korean14591195
LMArena Russian15151261
LMArena Spanish14851279

Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14901245

Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query15081266

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14991281
LMArena Creative Writing14921242
LMArena Multi-Turn15011265
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1748—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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