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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Grok Build 0.1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Fast / Budget

Grok Build 0.1

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$0.30
$1.00
Output $/MTok
$2.50
$2.00
Cache discount
90% off
80% off
Context
1.0M
256K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
58
vs
54
Code Review
52
vs
0
Summarization
67
vs
63
Q&A
78
vs
0
Extraction
69
vs
71
Reasoning
60
vs
76
Classification
85
vs
0
Creative Writing
67
vs
73
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Grok Build 0.1

Guidance

When to use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Grok Build 0.1

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite when...

  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 67 vs 63)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 58 vs 54)
  • -Cost matters: 70% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1.0M vs 256K)

Choose Grok Build 0.1 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 76 vs 60)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 73 vs 67)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 71 vs 69)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Grok Build 0.1
100K tokens
$0.10Cheaper
$0.13
1M tokens
$0.96Cheaper
$2.60
10M tokens
$9.60Cheaper
$26.00

FAQ

When should I use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite instead of Grok Build 0.1?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite outperforms Grok Build 0.1 for Code Generation, Summarization. It costs $0.30/$2.50 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Grok Build 0.1 cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite?

Grok Build 0.1 input costs $1.00/MTok, which is 233% more than Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.30/MTok.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok Build 0.1?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has a 1.0M token context window. Grok Build 0.1 has a 256K token context window.

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