Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash and xAI's Grok 4.3 compared on specs, pricing, and capabilities — as configured in AI Crucible ensembles.
| Specification | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Grok 4.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| API model ID | gemini-3.5-flash | grok-4.3 |
| Description | Google's latest Flash model, frontier reasoning and multimodal quality at high speed with 1M context. | xAI's flagship Grok model with 1M context, supporting both reasoning and fast non-reasoning modes. |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output tokens | 65,536 | 32,768 |
| Input cost ($/1M tokens) | $1.80 | $1.50 |
| Output cost ($/1M tokens) | $10.80 | $3.00 |
| Cache read cost ($/1M tokens) | $0.18 | $0.24 |
| Latency | low | medium |
| Reasoning model | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
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