Gemini 3.8 Flash vs O1 Preview
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, 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 Preview
It used to be. Was SOTA in General LLM.
| Category | Gemini 3.8 Flash | O1 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #7 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 4.761904761904759 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #129 · Was SOTA · General LLM Margin 87.75510204081633 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Reasoning | #6 · #6 in Reasoning Margin 4.794520547945211 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | #137 · Was SOTA · Reasoning Margin 94.52054794520548 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Math | #5 · #5 in Math Margin 8.888888888888886 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #— · Not enough data Margin — LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Science | #4 · #4 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #125 · #125 in Science Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 12, 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 | #135 · Was SOTA · Long context Margin 91.83673469387755 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Vision | #15 · #15 in Vision Margin 42.10526315789474 Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | — |
| Factuality | #17 · #17 in Factuality Margin 13.43283582089552 LMArena leaderboard dataset · Oct 13, 2026 | — |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #1 · #1 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 2, 2026 | #73 · #73 in Abstraction (ARC) Margin — Epoch AI benchmarking hub · Sep 12, 2024 |
Gemini 3.8 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.
O1 Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.
Gemini 3.8 Flash: closed weights.
O1 Preview: closed weights.
General LLM: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in General LLM at #7 against #129.
Reasoning: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Reasoning at #6 against #137.
Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Science at #4 against #125.
Long context: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Long context at #5 against #135.
Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Abstraction (ARC) at #1 against #73.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 Preview?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in 5 of 5 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Long context, and Abstraction (ARC).
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 Preview for General LLM?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in General LLM at #7 against #129.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 Preview for Reasoning?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Reasoning at #6 against #137.
Gemini 3.8 Flash or O1 Preview for Science?
As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash leads O1 Preview in Science at #4 against #125.