Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Comparing Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Grok-4.1 Thinking across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Grok-4.1 Thinking don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($1.25/1M tokens) is 2.4x cheaper than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Grok-4.1 Thinking ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4.1 Thinking is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Grok-4.1 Thinking's 256,000 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can generate longer responses up to 65,535 tokens, while Grok-4.1 Thinking is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,535 tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Grok-4.1 Thinking support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

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 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 was released on 2025-06-05, while Grok-4.1 Thinking was released on 2025-11-17.

Grok-4.1 Thinking is 6 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jun 5, 2025

10 months ago

Grok-4.1 Thinking

Nov 17, 2025

5 months ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Thinking's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jan 2025

Grok-4.1 Thinking

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is available from Google. Grok-4.1 Thinking is available from xAI.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Grok-4.1 Thinking

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xAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
xAI

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
xAI
Grok-4.1 Thinking

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Grok-4.1 Thinking

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 (Google) and Grok-4.1 Thinking (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 89.2%, AIME 2025: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 87.8%, GPQA: 86.4%, VideoMMMU: 83.6%. 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%.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is 2.4x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output via google. Grok-4.1 Thinking costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports 1.0M 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.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 256K), input pricing ($1.25 vs $3.00/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is developed by Google and Grok-4.1 Thinking is developed by xAI.