Gemini 3 Flash vs o4-mini (high)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 58 (7 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3 Flash

67.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

70
MMLU
82
69
GPQA
82
67
SuperGPQA
80
65
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3 Flash

62

o4-mini (high)

74

62
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3 Flash

69

o4-mini (high)

82

70
AIME 2023
83
72
AIME 2024
85
71
AIME 2025
84
66
HMMT Feb 2023
79
68
HMMT Feb 2024
81
67
HMMT Feb 2025
80
69
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3 Flash

66

o4-mini (high)

79

67
SimpleQA
80
65
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 58, a difference of 7 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3 Flash or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 67.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3 Flash or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 62.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3 Flash or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 69.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3 Flash or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 66.