Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs GPT-5 Pro
Gemini 3 Pro Preview comes out ahead, 67 to 54 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 3 Pro Preview
67/100- ECI153.0
- Price$2.00 / $12.00
- Context1.05M
OpenAIGPT-5 Pro
54/100- ECI150.3
- Price$15.00 / $120.00
- Context400K
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview is our pick
Gemini 3 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-5 Pro (54). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityGemini 3 Pro PreviewCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0 · GPT-5 Pro 150.3
- Lowest priceGemini 3 Pro PreviewGemini 3 Pro Preview $4.50 · GPT-5 Pro $41.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3 Pro PreviewGemini 3 Pro Preview 1,048,576 · GPT-5 Pro 400,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3 Pro PreviewGemini 3 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT-5 Pro: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 82 | 78 |
| Price | 25% | 19 | 0 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 100 | 70 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 44 |
| Overall | 100% | 67/100 | 54/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Gemini 3 Pro PreviewGoogle | GPT-5 ProOpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 153.0 (best) | 150.3 |
| ECI rank | #39 of 148 (best) | #46 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 92.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 55.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 91.4% | — |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 72.9% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 (best) | $15.00 |
| Output | $12.00 (best) | $120.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.50 (best) | $41.25 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Official OpenAI API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 400,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 272,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | Yes | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yeshigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | gpt-5-pro |
| API providers | 3 | 12 (best) |
| Released | Nov 18, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | Sep 30, 2024 |
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- Gemini 3 Pro Preview$44.00
- GPT-5 Pro$390.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3 Pro Preview or GPT-5 Pro?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 67/100 against GPT-5 Pro (54). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro Preview or GPT-5 Pro?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview is cheaper at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). GPT-5 Pro costs $15.00 input / $120.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.50 per million tokens for Gemini 3 Pro Preview versus $41.25 for GPT-5 Pro (9.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 3 Pro Preview 153.0 (#39 of 148) and GPT-5 Pro 150.3 (#46 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (150.6–155.2 vs 148.5–152.8), so treat the gap as small.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5 Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 3 Pro Preview leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5 Pro. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3 Pro Preview up to 65,536, GPT-5 Pro up to 272,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT-5 Pro 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 and GPT-5 Pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Gemini 3 Pro Preview is the newest, released Nov 18, 2025. GPT-5 Pro came out Oct 6, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3 Pro Preview Jan 2025, GPT-5 Pro Sep 30, 2024.
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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