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Updated Apr 2025

Gemini 2.0 Flash ThinkingvsOpenAI o3

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is cheaper than OpenAI o3 at $0.25/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and OpenAI o3 compared across 21 shared prompts
SpecGemini 2.0 Flash ThinkingOpenAI o3
Input price$0.25/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$0.5/M tokens$40/M tokens
Context window500K tokens—
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2024Apr 2025
Our Verdict
OpenAI o3
OpenAI o3
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Gemini 2.0 Flash ThinkingRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, OpenAI o3 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking costs 80x less per token.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Input
$0.25
40× cheaper
Output
$0.50
80× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is cheaper on both: 40× input, 80× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

OpenAI o31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
40%

OpenAI o3 uses 9.5x more headings

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
OpenAI o3
54%Vocabulary70%
15wSentence Length14w
0.64Hedging0.27
3.8Bold0.6
2.4Lists2.8
0.00Emoji0.00
0.03Headings0.32
0.30Transitions0.10
Based on 13 + 19 text responses
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