Electricity Bench

gemini-3.1-pro vs composer-2.5

Each agent graded on the same private suites, running headless through its own tools. Advantages are oriented so a win is a win, whichever way the metric runs.

gemini-3.1-proClears tier 3 (partial tier 5) at 8.5% of Google AI Pro per runFOVERALLcomposer-2.5Clears tier 2 (partial tier 5) at 1.8% of Cursor Pro per runDOVERALL
real-world@v3DvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.1-procomposer-2.5Advantage
Capability53%57%+3% (composer-2.5 leads)
Median task time3m 25s1m 30s1m 55s faster (composer-2.5 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.026 / task$0.023 / task$0.003 / task lower (composer-2.5 leads)

gemini-3.1-pro: 8.5% of Google AI Pro (51.2% / 5h, 8.5% / 1w) per run. composer-2.5: 1.8% of Cursor Pro (1.8% / 1m) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1FvsD
Dimensiongemini-3.1-procomposer-2.5Advantage
Capability16%51%+34% (composer-2.5 leads)
Median task time1m 47s4m 30s2m 43s faster (gemini-3.1-pro leads)
Approx. task cost$0.009 / task$0.029 / task$0.020 / task lower (gemini-3.1-pro leads)

gemini-3.1-pro: 0.8% of Google AI Pro (4.6% / 5h, 0.8% / 1w) per run. composer-2.5: 0.6% of Cursor Pro (0.6% / 1m) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

vibe-coding@v1FvsD
Dimensiongemini-3.1-procomposer-2.5Advantage
Capability23%37%+14% (composer-2.5 leads)
Median task time4m 39s1m 51s2m 48s faster (composer-2.5 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.039 / task$0.024 / task$0.015 / task lower (composer-2.5 leads)

gemini-3.1-pro: 0.9% of Google AI Pro (5.1% / 5h, 0.9% / 1w) per good solve. composer-2.5: 0.1% of Cursor Pro (0.1% / 1m) per good solve. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

Grades and deltas are comparable only within a suite version. See methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better for coding, gemini-3.1-pro or composer-2.5?

gemini-3.1-pro clears higher: tier 3 of 5 versus tier 2 for composer-2.5 on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-17.