Grok 3 mini vs Gemini 3.5 Flash: Pricing Comparison
Compare pricing, capabilities, and costs for your LLM workloads.
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Grok 3 mini
Pricing (per 1M tokens)
Input$0.3000
Output$0.5000
Cached Input$0.0700
Context & Output
Context Window131.1K tokens
Max Output16.4K tokens
Capabilities
Categorybudget
Multimodaltext
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Pricing (per 1M tokens)
Input$1.50
Output$9.00
Cached Input$0.1500
Batch Input$0.7500
Batch Output$4.50
Context & Output
Context Window1M tokens
Max Output65.5K tokens
Capabilities
Categorymid
Multimodaltext + image + audio
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes
Quick Verdict
Cheaper Input Price
Grok 3 mini
80.0% cheaper
Cheaper Output Price
Grok 3 mini
94.4% cheaper
Larger Context Window
Gemini 3.5 Flash
+868.9K tokens
Cost Comparison
Sample workload: 1,000,000 input tokens + 1,000,000 output tokens
Grok 3 mini
$0.8000
$0.3000/1M input + $0.5000/1M output
Gemini 3.5 Flash
$10.50
$1.50/1M input + $9.00/1M output
Grok 3 mini is 92.4% cheaper for this workload.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is cheaper, Grok 3 mini or Gemini 3.5 Flash?
For input tokens, Grok 3 mini is cheaper at $0.3000 per 1M tokens. For output tokens, Grok 3 mini is cheaper at $0.5000 per 1M tokens. The overall cost depends on your workload's input/output ratio.
What is the context window size of Grok 3 mini vs Gemini 3.5 Flash?
Grok 3 mini has a context window of 131.1K tokens, while Gemini 3.5 Flash has 1M tokens. Gemini 3.5 Flash supports a larger context window of 1M tokens, which is beneficial for processing longer documents.
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