Compare/Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) vs o3

Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)vso3

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

o3

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
6.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)
Faster (tok/s)
o3
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)
Benchmarks (0-11)
o3

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)o3
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)$0.00
o3$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)
o3
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)
o3
6.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.730.4
Coding Index
Math Index
88.3
GPQA Diamond
63.6%82.7%
MMLU-Pro
78.2%85.3%
LiveCodeBench
21.0%80.8%
AIME 2025
88.3%
MATH-500
91.1%99.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.7%20.0%
SciCode
34.0%41.0%
IFBench
71.4%
TerminalBench
37.1%
Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental)0 wins
11 winso3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) or o3?

Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $3.50/M for o3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

o3 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3 generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 6.65s).

When should I use Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) vs o3?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.0 Flash (experimental) for lower cost, o3 for stronger benchmark performance, and o3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.