Gemini 3.6 Flash vs xAI: Grok 4.3
Compare Gemini 3.6 Flash by Google AI against xAI: Grok 4.3 by xAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
xAI: Grok 4.3
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
xAI: Grok 4.3 is 3.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
Output
$7.50
xAI: Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
1.2× cheaper
Output
$2.50
3.0× cheaper
xAI: Grok 4.3 is cheaper on both — 1.2× input, 3.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji
Gemini 3.6 Flash
xAI: Grok 4.3
60%Vocabulary62%
19wSentence Length16w
0.13Hedging0.46
5.4Bold2.3
2.7Lists2.5
0.04Emoji0.00
0.99Headings0.34
0.07Transitions0.14
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