Compare/Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) vs Grok-1

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)vsGrok-1

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

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Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)

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

Grok-1

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

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (11-0)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)Grok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
31.111.7
Coding Index
24.6
Math Index
78.3
GPQA Diamond
79.3%
MMLU-Pro
84.2%
LiveCodeBench
71.3%
AIME 2025
78.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
12.7%
SciCode
40.5%
IFBench
52.3%
TerminalBench
16.7%
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)11 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.