# Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 leads Gemini 3.8 Flash in 0 of 3 shared categories.

Gemini 1.5 Pro 002: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 1.5 Pro 002: closed weights.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 in General LLM at #7 against #12.
- Which to pick, Math: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 in Math at #5 against #40.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 in Science at #4 against #111.

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 is a former state-of-the-art holder in Math (since Sep 24, 2024; sources Humanity's Last Exam; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash is state of the art on best per dollar in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).