Gemini 3.8 Flash vs O1
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Math, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Yes. Yes on General LLM (best per dollar); Reasoning (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
O1
It used to be. Was SOTA in General LLM.
| Category | Gemini 3.8 Flash | O1 |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #7 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 4.761904761904759 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #112 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 76.19047619047619 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #6 · #6 in Reasoning Margin 4.794520547945211 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #117 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 80.82191780821918 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #5 · #5 in Math Margin 8.888888888888886 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #34 · #34 in Math Margin 75.55555555555556 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024 |
| Science | #4 · #4 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #77 · #77 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024 |
| Coding | #15 · #15 in Coding Margin 72.72727272727272 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Coding › Agentic | #15 · #15 in Coding › Agentic Margin 72.72727272727272 Terminal-Bench Harbor Hub · Oct 6, 2026 | — |
| Coding › Web dev | #27 · #27 in Coding › Web dev Margin 24.29906542056075 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Long context | #5 · Near-SOTA · Long context Margin 3.401360544217681 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #108 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 73.46938775510205 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | #15 · #15 in Vision Margin 42.10526315789474 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Factuality | #17 · #17 in Factuality Margin 13.43283582089552 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024 |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #1 · #1 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #57 · #57 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Dec 17, 2024 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.
O1: $26.25 per 1M blended tokens.
Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.
O1: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in General LLM at #7 against #112.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Reasoning at #6 against #117.
Math: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Math at #5 against #34.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Science at #4 against #77.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Long context at #5 against #108.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #1 against #57.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Math, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in General LLM at #7 against #112.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Reasoning at #6 against #117.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 for Math?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 in Math at #5 against #34.