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Real data comparison

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

On quality, SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 leads (44.4 vs 41.2). On price, Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($1.50 vs $3.00 per 1M). In real production usage, Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #22 vs #51 of 325).

  • Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch)
  • SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6
Quality (Intelligence Index)41.2 / 44.4
Price ($/1M blended)$1.50 / $3.00
Average usage share1.54% / 0.45%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Coding index76.3 / 76.8
Agentic index41.1 / 53.4
Context window1,048,576 / 500,000
Quality per dollar27.5 pts/$ / 14.8 pts/$

Usage share over time

3.21%2.41%1.60%0.80%0.00%Share of usageAug 13Aug 26Sep 8
  • Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch)
  • SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

Frequently asked questions

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6: which is better quality?

SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6 scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (44.4 vs 41.2).

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6: which is cheaper?

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $1.50/1M vs $3.00/1M.

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6: which is used more?

Google: Gemini 3.8 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #22 vs #51 of 325).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of September 9, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.