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Gemini 3 Flash vs Grok 4.3

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

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Gemini 3 Flash

Fast / Budget

Grok 4.3

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$0.50
$1.25
Output $/MTok
$3.00
$2.50
Cache discount
90% off
84% off
Context
1.0M
1M

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
65
vs
39
Code Review
62
vs
0
Summarization
83
vs
60
Q&A
82
vs
0
Extraction
86
vs
70
Reasoning
58
vs
71
Classification
88
vs
0
Creative Writing
52
vs
71
Gemini 3 Flash
Grok 4.3

Guidance

When to use Gemini 3 Flash vs Grok 4.3

Choose Gemini 3 Flash when...

  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 86 vs 70)
  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 83 vs 60)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 65 vs 39)
  • -Cost matters: 60% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1.0M vs 1M)

Choose Grok 4.3 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 71 vs 58)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 71 vs 52)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Gemini 3 Flash
Grok 4.3
100K tokens
$0.13Cheaper
$0.16
1M tokens
$1.25Cheaper
$3.25
10M tokens
$12.50Cheaper
$32.50

FAQ

When should I use Gemini 3 Flash instead of Grok 4.3?

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms Grok 4.3 for Extraction, Summarization, Code Generation. It costs $0.50/$3.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Grok 4.3 cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash?

Grok 4.3 input costs $1.25/MTok, which is 150% more than Gemini 3 Flash at $0.50/MTok.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Flash and Grok 4.3?

Gemini 3 Flash has a 1.0M token context window. Grok 4.3 has a 1M token context window.

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