# Gemini 3.6 Flash vs GPT-4.1 Mini

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).

Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

GPT-4.1 Mini: $0.7 per 1M blended tokens.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: closed weights.

GPT-4.1 Mini: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in General LLM at #19 against #134.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Reasoning at #24 against #132.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Science at #9 against #99.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Long context at #26 against #131.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads GPT-4.1 Mini in Abstraction (ARC) at #13 against #89.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash is ranked #9 in Science (since Oct 14, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, GPT-4.1 Mini is ranked #89 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 14, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; methodology v1.0).