Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs GLM-4.5V
Wins 5 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemini 3 Flash Preview is the stronger all-rounder.GLM-4.5V is cheaper.
Scores updated · 17 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking30Gemini 3 Flash Preview3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemini 3 Flash Preview2 of 2 tests
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video20Gemini 3 Flash Preview2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3 Flash Preview1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3 Flash Preview1 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
GLM-4.5V costs 31% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 3 Flash Preview pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+43.8points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+33.3points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+32.6points ahead
Where GLM-4.5V pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+8.2points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3 Flash Preview
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3 Flash Preview by 33.338.65.3+33.3
- SciCodeGemini 3 Flash Preview by 28.550.622.1+28.5
ReasoningGemini 3 Flash Preview
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3 Flash Preview by 30.336.66.3+30.3
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3 Flash Preview by 21.489.868.4+21.4
- CritPtGemini 3 Flash Preview by 8.68.60+8.6
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3 Flash Preview by 32.653.420.8+32.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGLM-4.5V by 8.2715.2+8.2
Images and chartsGemini 3 Flash Preview
- MMMU-ProGemini 3 Flash Preview by 29.479.950.5+29.4
- LMArena · VisionGemini 3 Flash Preview by 130 rating points12851155+130 rating
Long documentsGemini 3 Flash Preview
- AA-LCRGemini 3 Flash Preview by 78780+78
Following instructionsGemini 3 Flash Preview
- IFBenchGemini 3 Flash Preview by 43.87834.2+43.8
Other results6 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemini 3 Flash Preview by 57.980.422.5+57.9
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3 Flash Preview by 56.410.1-46.3+56.4
- AA Agentic IndexGemini 3 Flash Preview by 38.849.710.9+38.8
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 3 Flash Preview by 31.742.610.9+31.7
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3 Flash Preview by 18.726.37.6+18.7
- matharena_visual_math_overallGemini 3 Flash Preview by 18.285.867.6+18.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash Preview or GLM-4.5V?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. GLM-4.5V wins none, but costs 31% less. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; GLM-4.5V wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens; GLM-4.5V costs $0.60 and $1.80. That makes GLM-4.5V about 31% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 11 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 6 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.