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  5. Gemini 3 Flash PreviewvsGrok 3 Mini Beta
Updated Dec 2025

Gemini 3 Flash PreviewvsGrok 3 Mini Beta

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash Preview at $0.4/M vs $0.5/M input tokens.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview and Grok 3 Mini Beta compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3 Flash PreviewGrok 3 Mini Beta
Input price$0.5/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$3/M tokens$0.8/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini BetaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs 3.8x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Input
$0.50
Output
$3.00
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
1.3× cheaper
Output
$0.80
3.8× cheaper

Grok 3 Mini Beta is cheaper on both: 1.3× input, 3.8× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

Gemini 3 Flash Preview2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.50 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.3% upGoogle AI Studio$0.50 in·$3.00 out·1M·99.9% up
Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 12 Sep 2026.

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