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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Grok-2 mini

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 8.6.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 8.6, ranking #127 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.8 and ranks #127 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.8
#127
8.6
#280
Reasoning
25.8
#152
8.2
#277
Coding
15.7
#132
5.9
#197
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$2.50 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Grok-2 mini
Vision
19.3#76
5.8#151
Multimodal
21.6#65
9.0#123
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · 8 for Grok-2 mini

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 minidon'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 Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 mini support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

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 3.5 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-07-21, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 24 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Jul 21, 2026

2 months ago

1.9yr newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while Grok-2 mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 mini's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Mar 2026

Grok-2 mini

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
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Grok-2 mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 8.6. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google and Grok-2 mini 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 3.5 Flash-Lite compare to Grok-2 mini in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scores CharXiv-R: 76.5%, OSWorld-Verified: 74.0%, SWE-Bench Pro: 54.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 54.0%, MLE-Bench: 39.2%. Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.8 vs 8.6). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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