Compare/GPT-5.2 (xhigh) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

GPT-5.2 (xhigh)vsGemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

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

OpenAI

GPT-5.2 (xhigh)

Input
$1.75/M
Output
$14/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
74.69s
Google

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Input
$2/M
Output
$12/M
Speed
117 tok/s
TTFT
39.61s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Lower Latency
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Benchmarks (6-5)
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5.2 (xhigh)Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$1.75$2
Output ($/M tokens)$14$12
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)$3.15
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)$3.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
66 tok/s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
117 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
74.69s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
39.61s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
51.348.4
Coding Index
48.746.5
Math Index
99.095.7
GPQA Diamond
90.3%90.8%
MMLU-Pro
87.4%89.8%
LiveCodeBench
88.9%91.7%
AIME 2025
99.0%95.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
35.4%37.2%
SciCode
52.1%56.1%
IFBench
75.4%70.4%
TerminalBench
47.0%41.7%
GPT-5.2 (xhigh)6 wins
5 winsGemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 (xhigh) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $4.50/M tokens vs $4.81/M for GPT-5.2 (xhigh).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.2 (xhigh) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) generates tokens faster at 117 tok/s vs 66 tok/s. However, Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) has lower time-to-first-token (39.61s vs 74.69s).

When should I use GPT-5.2 (xhigh) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) for lower cost, GPT-5.2 (xhigh) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.