Compare/Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (high)

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)vsGrok 4.3 (high)

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

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Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.3/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
192 tok/s
TTFT
0.52s
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Grok 4.3 (high)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
9.52s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Grok 4.3 (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)Grok 4.3 (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.3$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$2.5$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)$0.55
Grok 4.3 (high)$1.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
192 tok/s
Grok 4.3 (high)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)
0.52s
Grok 4.3 (high)
9.52s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
20.653.2
Coding Index
17.841.0
Math Index
60.3
GPQA Diamond
68.3%90.1%
MMLU-Pro
80.9%
LiveCodeBench
49.5%
AIME 2025
60.3%
MATH-500
93.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%35.0%
SciCode
29.1%47.3%
IFBench
39.0%81.3%
TerminalBench
12.1%37.9%
Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning)5 wins
7 winsGrok 4.3 (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) or Grok 4.3 (high)?

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.85/M tokens vs $1.56/M for Grok 4.3 (high).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4.3 (high) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 192 tok/s vs 85 tok/s. Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.52s vs 9.52s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Grok 4.3 (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Flash (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.