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Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking are closely matched at 16.8 and 16.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 16.8 and 16.1.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose Grok-4.1 Thinking

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Google
Grok-4.1 Thinking
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
16.8
#217
16.1
#223
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$3.00 / M
Output price
— / M
$15.00 / M
Context window
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256,000

Individual benchmarks

3 reported for Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking · 11 for Grok-4.1 Thinking

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinkingdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4.1 Thinking specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Grok-4.1 Thinking specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was released on 2025-01-21, while Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17.

Grok-4.1 Thinking is 10 months newer than Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Jan 21, 2025

1.6 years ago

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 2025

9 months ago

10mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking

Aug 2024

Grok-4.1 Thinking

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
✓ Preferred
Grok-4.1 Thinking
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Grok-4.1 Thinking.

Which is better, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking or Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 16.8 and 16.1. Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is made by Google and Grok-4.1 Thinking is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking compare to Grok-4.1 Thinking in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking scores MMMU: 75.4%, GPQA: 74.2%, AIME 2024: 73.3%. Grok-4.1 Thinking scores Creative Writing v3: 86.1%, WMDP: 84.0%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, ProtocolQA: 79.0%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 74.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-4.1 Thinking supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (16.8 vs 16.1). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking and Grok-4.1 Thinking?

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is developed by Google and Grok-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI.

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