Gemini 3 Flash vs GPT-5.1 Instant: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Gemini 3 Flash | GPT-5.1 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Company | OpenAI | |
| Release Date | December 16, 2025 | November 11, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 256K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 32K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.50 | $0.30 |
| Output Price / 1M | $3.00 | $1.20 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| AIME 2025 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Gemini 3 Flash
GPT-5.1 Instant
AIME 20251.0 vs 0.9
1.0
0.9
GPQA0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
Verdict
Gemini 3 Flash leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Gemini 3 Flash — 0.9, GPT-5.1 Instant — 0.9.
API Cost
GPT-5.1 Instant is 2.3x cheaper: input $0.30/1M vs $0.50/1M tokens.
Context Window
Gemini 3 Flash supports a larger context: 1M vs 256K tokens.
Recency
Gemini 3 Flash is newer: released 12/16/2025 vs 11/11/2025.
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