Gemini 3.6 Flash vs O1 Preview
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Gemini 3.6 Flash
#9 Best recorded rank: #9 in Science, as of Oct 14, 2026.
O1 Preview
It used to be. Was SOTA in General LLM.
| Category | Gemini 3.6 Flash | O1 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #19 · #19 in General LLM Margin 12.925170068027214 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #129 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 87.75510204081633 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #24 · #24 in Reasoning Margin 17.123287671232873 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #137 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 94.52054794520548 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #9 · #9 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 21, 2026 | #125 · #125 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 12, 2024 |
| Coding | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Coding › Web dev | #39 · #39 in Coding › Web dev Margin 35.51401869158879 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Long context | #26 · #26 in Long context Margin 17.687074829931973 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #135 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 91.83673469387755 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | #29 · #29 in Vision Margin 86.84210526315789 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| Factuality | #20 · #20 in Factuality Margin 15.671641791044777 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #13 · #13 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Jul 21, 2026 | #73 · #73 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 12, 2024 |
Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.
O1 Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.
Gemini 3.6 Flash: closed weights.
O1 Preview: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in General LLM at #19 against #129.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Reasoning at #24 against #137.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Science at #9 against #125.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Long context at #26 against #135.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Abstraction (ARC) at #13 against #73.
Gemini 3.6 Flash or O1 Preview?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Gemini 3.6 Flash or O1 Preview for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in General LLM at #19 against #129.
Gemini 3.6 Flash or O1 Preview for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Reasoning at #24 against #137.
Gemini 3.6 Flash or O1 Preview for Science?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads O1 Preview in Science at #9 against #125.