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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Grok-2 mini

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.3 to 8.8.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.3 to 8.8, ranking #14 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.3 and ranks #14 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google
Grok-2 mini
xAI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.3
#14
8.8
#262
Reasoning
47.2
#23
8.4
#264
Coding
39.9
#12
6.0
#186
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.75 / M
— / M
Output price
$3.75 / 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 3.8 Flash
Grok-2 mini
Vision
34.0#12
6.3#143
Multimodal
35.0#11
9.6#115
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 3.8 Flash · 8 for Grok-2 mini

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.8 Flash 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 3.8 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3.8 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Sep 03 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok-2 mini support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash

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 3.8 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.8 Flash was released on 2026-09-02, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Gemini 3.8 Flash is 25 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Sep 2, 2026

0 days ago

2.1yr newer
Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.8 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while Grok-2 mini's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.8 Flash's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2 mini's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Mar 2026

Grok-2 mini

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Outputs Comparison

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Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok-2 mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Grok-2 mini.

Which is better, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.3 to 8.8. Gemini 3.8 Flash 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 3.8 Flash compare to Grok-2 mini in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.4%, LVBench: 87.1%, CharXiv-R: 86.2%, LABBench2: 86.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 73.7%. 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 3.8 Flash and Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.8 Flash 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 3.8 Flash and Grok-2 mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.3 vs 8.8). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3.8 Flash and Grok-2 mini?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is developed by Google and Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI.

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