# Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Grok 4.1

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Grok 4.1 in 4 of 4 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Long context, and Factuality.

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

Grok 4.1: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.

Grok 4.1: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Grok 4.1 in General LLM at #7 against #42.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Grok 4.1 in Reasoning at #6 against #54.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Grok 4.1 in Long context at #5 against #67.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Grok 4.1 in Factuality at #17 against #81.

As of Oct 14, 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).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Grok 4.1 is ranked #42 in General LLM (since Oct 14, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).