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  5. Gemini 3.6 FlashvsGrok 3 Beta
Updated Jul 2026

Gemini 3.6 FlashvsGrok 3 Beta

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper than Grok 3 Beta at $1.5/M vs $2/M input tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 3 Beta compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGemini 3.6 FlashGrok 3 Beta
Input price$1.5/M tokens$2/M tokens
Output price$7.5/M tokens$4/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens131K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJul 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Grok 3 Beta
Grok 3 Beta

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
1.3× cheaper
Output
$7.50
Grok 3 Beta
Input
$2.00
Output
$4.00
1.9× cheaper

Gemini 3.6 Flash wins input (1.3× cheaper)·Grok 3 Beta wins output (1.9× cheaper)

Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

Gemini 3.6 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·92.9% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·100% up
Grok 3 Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
37%

Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji

Gemini 3.6 Flash
Grok 3 Beta
60%Vocabulary51%
19wSentence Length19w
0.13Hedging0.59
5.4Bold3.1
2.7Lists5.0
0.04Emoji0.00
0.99Headings0.50
0.07Transitions0.28
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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