Gemini 1.0 Pro vs o1-mini Comparison

Comparing Gemini 1.0 Pro and o1-mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 1.0 Pro outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while o1-mini is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU).

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.0 Pro costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($0.50/1M tokens) is 6.0x cheaper than o1-mini ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($1.50/1M tokens) is 8.0x cheaper than o1-mini ($12.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1-mini is more expensive than Gemini 1.0 Pro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 1.0 Pro

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerGoogle

o1-mini

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$12.00

Best providerOpenAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

o1-mini accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro's 32,760 tokens. o1-mini can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Gemini 1.0 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Input32,760 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

o1-mini

Input128,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

o1-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15, while o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12.

o1-mini is 7 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.5 years ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while o1-mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without o1-mini's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

o1-mini

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.0 Pro is available from Google. o1-mini is available from OpenAI, Azure. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.