Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs Gemini 3.5 Flash vs GPT-5.2
Too close to call on our weighted score (Gemini 3.5 Flash 69, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 67, GPT-5.2 61). The right pick depends on what you value most.
GoogleGemini 3 Pro Preview
67/100- ECI153.0
- Price$2.00 / $12.00
- Context1.05M
- Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash
69/100- ECI154.5
- Price$1.50 / $9.00
- Context1.05M
OpenAIGPT-5.2
61/100- ECI153.5
- Price$1.75 / $14.00
- Context400K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Gemini 3.5 Flash 69/100, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 67/100, GPT-5.2 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 3.5 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityGemini 3.5 FlashCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash 154.5 · GPT-5.2 153.5 · Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0
- Lowest priceGemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3.5 Flash $3.38 · Gemini 3 Pro Preview $4.50 · GPT-5.2 $4.81 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3 Pro Preview and Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3 Pro Preview 1,048,576 · Gemini 3.5 Flash 1,048,576 · GPT-5.2 400,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3 Pro Preview and Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini 3 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Gemini 3.5 Flash: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT-5.2: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Gemini 3.5 Flash | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 82 | 84 | 83 |
| Price | 25% | 19 | 25 | 18 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 100 | 100 | 70 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 61 | 44 |
| Overall | 100% | 67/100 | 69/100 | 61/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Gemini 3 Pro PreviewGoogle | Gemini 3.5 FlashGoogle | GPT-5.2OpenAI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 153.0 | 154.5 (best) | 153.5 |
| ECI rank | #39 of 148 | #33 of 148 (best) | #38 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 92.6% | 92.8% (best) | 91.4% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 62.8% | 67.4% (best) |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 91.4% | 95.6% | 96.1% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 72.9% | 79.3% (best) | 73.8% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 66.2% (best) | 37.1% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.00 | $1.50 (best) | $1.75 |
| Output | $12.00 | $9.00 (best) | $14.00 |
| Cached input | — | $0.15 (best) | $0.175 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.50 | $3.38 (best) | $4.81 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official Google API | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 400,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | Yes | No |
| Audio | Yes | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | gemini-3.5-flash | gpt-5.2 |
| API providers | 3 | 32 (best) | 21 |
| Released | Nov 18, 2025 | May 19, 2026 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | Jan 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Gemini 3 Pro Preview$44.00
- Gemini 3.5 Flash$33.00
- GPT-5.2$45.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3 Pro Preview, Gemini 3.5 Flash or GPT-5.2?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Gemini 3.5 Flash 69/100, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 67/100, GPT-5.2 61/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Gemini 3.5 Flash for raw capability. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro Preview, Gemini 3.5 Flash or GPT-5.2?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheaper at $1.50 input / $9.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Gemini 3 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); GPT-5.2 costs $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.38 per million tokens for Gemini 3.5 Flash versus $4.50 for Gemini 3 Pro Preview (1.3× as much) and $4.81 for GPT-5.2 (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3.5 Flash 154.5 (#33 of 148), GPT-5.2 153.5 (#38 of 148) and Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0 (#39 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (152.5–156.6 vs 151.7–155.4), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.5 Flash 92.8%, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 92.6%, GPT-5.2 91.4%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — GPT-5.2 96.1%, Gemini 3.5 Flash 95.6%, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 91.4%; SWE-bench Verified — Gemini 3.5 Flash 79.3%, GPT-5.2 73.8%, Gemini 3 Pro Preview 72.9%.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash 79.3%, GPT-5.2 73.8% and Gemini 3 Pro Preview 72.9%. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Gemini 3.5 Flash have the largest context windows (1,048,576 and 1,048,576 tokens), against 400,000 for GPT-5.2. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3 Pro Preview up to 65,536, Gemini 3.5 Flash up to 65,536, GPT-5.2 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Gemini 3.5 Flash accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT-5.2 accepts text and images. Gemini 3 Pro Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Gemini 3 Pro Preview, Gemini 3.5 Flash and GPT-5.2 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is the newest, released May 19, 2026. GPT-5.2 came out Dec 11, 2025; Gemini 3 Pro Preview came out Nov 18, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Jan 2025, Gemini 3.5 Flash Jan 2025, GPT-5.2 Aug 31, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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