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Model comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs o3-mini

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 5 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

67.73/100
Margin
20.3pts
← winning
OpenAI
47.41/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3 Pro #19 (Supported); o3-mini #136 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3 Pro and o3-mini share 5 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 22 results are unique to Gemini 3 Pro; 5 to o3-mini.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
5
Gemini 3 Pro only
22
o3-mini only
5
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 3 Pro and o3-mini is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 5 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 3 Pro is priced at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.10 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens for o3-mini. Gemini 3 Pro has the larger context window at 2M, compared with 200K for o3-mini.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3 Pro and o3-mini
CategoryGemini 3 ProΔo3-mini
CodingGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini49.3
ReasoningGemini 3 Pro31.1MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
KnowledgeGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini77.2
MathGemini 3 Pro32.9MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
MultimodalGemini 3 Pro81.1MarginNo overlapo3-miniNot measured
Inst. FollowingGemini 3 ProNot measuredMarginNo overlapo3-mini93.9

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3 Proo3-miniComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3 Pro$2 input / $12 outputo3-mini$1.1 input / $4.4 outputo3-mini has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3 Pro109 tok/so3-mini160 tok/so3-mini has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3 Pro32.65 so3-mini7.12 so3-mini reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3 Pro2Mo3-mini200KGemini 3 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 87.1%28.7%Gemini 3 Pro leads
Gert LabsSource 63.23%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 11.4%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 14.30%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 56.1%39.9%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA LiveCodeBenchSource 91.7%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 49.3%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
ARC-AGI-2Source 31.1%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 70.7%Not comparable
CritPtSource 9.1%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%19.0%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 90.8%74.8%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-HLESource 37.2%8.7%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 15.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 55.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 90.9%Not comparable
AA MMLU-ProSource 89.8%Not comparable
MMLUSource 86.9%Not comparable
GPQASource 77.2%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 37.600%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 18.750%Not comparable
AIME 2024Source 87.3%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource 92.2%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
MMMU-ProSource 81%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 86.6%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 87.6%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource 72.7%Not comparable
CharXivSource 81.4%Not comparable
V*Source 88.0%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 80.2%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3 Proo3-miniResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.4%Not comparable
IFEvalSource 93.9%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 3 Pro and o3-mini on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 3 Pro and o3-mini today?

Gemini 3 Pro: $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens o3-mini: $1.10 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 24, 2026

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