Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs PaLM 2 Chat
Compare Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and PaLM 2 Chat, both from Google AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 8K, tested across 20 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or PaLM 2 Chat?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and PaLM 2 Chat are both competitive models. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $2/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for PaLM 2 Chat. Context windows: 1049K vs 8K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and PaLM 2 Chat
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is made by google while PaLM 2 Chat is from google. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has a 1049K token context window compared to PaLM 2 Chat's 8K. On pricing, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $2/M input tokens vs $0.5/M for PaLM 2 Chat.
No community votes yet. On paper, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
PaLM 2 Chat is 24x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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