Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs Grok 4 Fast
Detailed comparison between Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Grok 4 Fast for RAG applications. See which LLM best meets your accuracy, performance, and cost needs. If you want to compare these models on your data, try Agentset.
Model Comparison
Two competitive LLMs, closely matched.
Both Gemini 3 Pro Preview and Grok 4 Fast are powerful language models designed for RAG applications. They show comparable performance across key metrics.
Key similarities:
- Gemini 3 Pro Preview has 17 higher ELO rating
- Grok 4 Fast delivers better overall quality (4.96 vs 4.90)
- Grok 4 Fast is 12.1s faster on average
Overview
Key metrics
ELO Rating
Overall ranking quality
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Grok 4 Fast
Win Rate
Head-to-head performance
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Grok 4 Fast
Quality Score
Overall quality metric
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Grok 4 Fast
Average Latency
Response time
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Grok 4 Fast
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Visual Performance Analysis
Performance
ELO Rating Comparison
Win/Loss/Tie Breakdown
Quality Across Datasets (Overall Score)
Latency Distribution (ms)
Breakdown
How the models stack up
| Metric | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Grok 4 Fast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Performance | |||
| ELO Rating | 1509 | 1492 | Overall ranking quality based on pairwise comparisons |
| Win Rate | 44.1% | 44.9% | Percentage of comparisons won against other models |
| Quality Score | 4.90 | 4.96 | Average quality across all RAG metrics |
| Pricing & Context | |||
| Input Price per 1M | $2.00 | $0.20 | Cost per million input tokens |
| Output Price per 1M | $12.00 | $0.50 | Cost per million output tokens |
| Context Window | 1049K | 2000K | Maximum context window size |
| Release Date | 2025-11-18 | 2025-09-19 | Model release date |
| Performance Metrics | |||
| Avg Latency | 17.9s | 5.9s | Average response time across all datasets |
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By benchmark
Comprehensive comparison of RAG quality metrics (correctness, faithfulness, grounding, relevance, completeness) and latency for each benchmark dataset.
MSMARCO
| Metric | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Grok 4 Fast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Metrics | |||
| Correctness | 4.83 | 4.90 | Factual accuracy of responses |
| Faithfulness | 4.83 | 4.90 | Adherence to source material |
| Grounding | 4.83 | 4.90 | Citations and context usage |
| Relevance | 5.00 | 5.00 | Query alignment and focus |
| Completeness | 4.90 | 4.83 | Coverage of all aspects |
| Overall | 4.88 | 4.91 | Average across all metrics |
| Latency Metrics | |||
| Mean | 13990ms | 3894ms | Average response time |
| Min | 7461ms | 1742ms | Fastest response time |
| Max | 26343ms | 6649ms | Slowest response time |
PG
| Metric | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Grok 4 Fast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Metrics | |||
| Correctness | 4.90 | 5.00 | Factual accuracy of responses |
| Faithfulness | 4.93 | 5.00 | Adherence to source material |
| Grounding | 4.93 | 5.00 | Citations and context usage |
| Relevance | 5.00 | 5.00 | Query alignment and focus |
| Completeness | 4.73 | 4.97 | Coverage of all aspects |
| Overall | 4.90 | 4.99 | Average across all metrics |
| Latency Metrics | |||
| Mean | 25137ms | 9142ms | Average response time |
| Min | 13317ms | 4767ms | Fastest response time |
| Max | 62299ms | 17055ms | Slowest response time |
SciFact
| Metric | Gemini 3 Pro Preview | Grok 4 Fast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Metrics | |||
| Correctness | 4.93 | 5.00 | Factual accuracy of responses |
| Faithfulness | 4.97 | 5.00 | Adherence to source material |
| Grounding | 4.97 | 5.00 | Citations and context usage |
| Relevance | 4.97 | 4.97 | Query alignment and focus |
| Completeness | 4.83 | 4.90 | Coverage of all aspects |
| Overall | 4.93 | 4.97 | Average across all metrics |
| Latency Metrics | |||
| Mean | 14583ms | 4516ms | Average response time |
| Min | 10135ms | 2358ms | Fastest response time |
| Max | 21489ms | 14942ms | Slowest response time |
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