GPTvsGemini

GPT 5.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash

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

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

GPT 5.5

Flagship

Gemini 3 Flash

Fast / Budget
Input $/MTok
$5.00
$0.50
Output $/MTok
$30.00
$3.00
Cache discount
90% off
75% off
Context
128K
1,000K

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
91
vs
65
Code Review
90
vs
62
Summarization
89
vs
83
Q&A
90
vs
82
Extraction
87
vs
86
Reasoning
95
vs
58
Classification
85
vs
88
Creative Writing
91
vs
52
GPT 5.5
Gemini 3 Flash

Guidance

When to use GPT 5.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash

Choose GPT 5.5 when...

  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 95 vs 58)
  • -You need strong code generation (confidence 91 vs 65)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 91 vs 52)
  • -You need strong code review (confidence 90 vs 62)

Choose Gemini 3 Flash when...

  • -You need strong classification (confidence 88 vs 85)
  • -Cost matters: 90% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1,000K vs 128K)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
GPT 5.5
Gemini 3 Flash
100K tokens
$1.25
$0.13Cheaper
1M tokens
$12.50
$1.25Cheaper
10M tokens
$125.00
$12.50Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use GPT 5.5 instead of Gemini 3 Flash?

GPT 5.5 outperforms Gemini 3 Flash for Reasoning, Code Generation, Code Review. It costs $5.00/$30.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is Gemini 3 Flash cheaper than GPT 5.5?

Yes. Gemini 3 Flash input costs $0.50/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for GPT 5.5, saving 90% on input.

What are the context window sizes for GPT 5.5 and Gemini 3 Flash?

GPT 5.5 has a 128K token context window. Gemini 3 Flash has a 1,000K token context window.

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