# Gemini 3 Flash vs Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemini 3 Flash and Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemini-3-flash-vs-grok-4-1-fast-reasoning
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemini 3 Flash and Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) has the larger published context window at 2M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemini 3 Flash | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | xAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 2M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 62.96 | 58.18 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 11 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.50 / $3.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 28 (Supported · #139/151)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Claw-Eval | 49.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 56.63% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 11.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 53.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 44.2 (Supported · #113/183)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 48.7 (Estimated · #85/183)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 20.20% | 1.20% | Gemini 3 Flash |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 75.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 75.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 53.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 59.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 71.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 57.8 (Supported · #47/181)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 51.5 (Estimated · #82/181)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 87.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 88.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 66 (#66/120)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 62.8 (#69/120)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemini 3 Flash public-lane score: 50.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Flash | Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 35.640% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 4.167% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemini 3 Flash and Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning)?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [Gemini 3 Flash profile](/models/gemini-3-flash)
- [Grok 4.1 Fast (Reasoning) profile](/models/grok-4-1-fast-reasoning)
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