Gemini 3 Pro vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Wins 6 of 6 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemini 3 Pro is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 22 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 Pro3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemini 3 Pro2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Gemini 3 Pro2 of 2 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own10Gemini 3 Pro1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemini 3 Pro1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemini 3 Pro1 of 1 test
Agents, 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.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemini 3 Pro pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+69points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+57.2points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+46.5points ahead
Where Granite 4.0 Micro pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 22 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGemini 3 Pro
- SciCodeGemini 3 Pro by 44.256.111.9+44.2
- Terminal-Bench HardGemini 3 Pro by 40.241.71.5+40.2
ReasoningGemini 3 Pro
- GPQA DiamondGemini 3 Pro by 57.290.833.6+57.2
- Humanity's Last ExamGemini 3 Pro by 34.739.75+34.7
- CritPtGemini 3 Pro by 9.19.10+9.1
FactsGemini 3 Pro
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemini 3 Pro by 46.555.89.3+46.5
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemini 3 Pro by 4.38.54.2+4.3
Following instructionsGemini 3 Pro
- IFBenchGemini 3 Pro by 45.670.424.8+45.6
Other results12 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.
- AA-OmniscienceGemini 3 Pro by 92.815.3-77.5+92.8
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemini 3 Pro by 74.587.112.6+74.5
- AA Agentic IndexGemini 3 Pro by 47.8524.2+47.8
- MMLU-ProGemini 3 Pro by 45.490.144.7+45.4
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemini 3 Pro by 41.546.55+41.5
- bbqGemini 3 Pro by 23.298.475.2+23.2
- AA IntelligenceGemini 3 Pro by 22.9285.1+22.9
- XSTestGemini 3 Pro by 21.997.375.4+21.9
- HarmBenchGranite 4.0 Micro by 13.872.586.3+13.8
- AIR-Bench 2024Granite 4.0 Micro by 7.273.280.4+7.2
- anthropic_red_teamGranite 4.0 Micro by 2.59799.6+2.5
- simple_safety_testsGranite 4.0 Micro by 2.597.5100+2.5
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 3 Pro or Granite 4.0 Micro?
Gemini 3 Pro wins all six areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Granite 4.0 Micro wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 3 Pro. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Granite 4.0 Micro wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 22 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 12 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.