Electricity Bench

gemini-3.1-pro vs grok-4.5

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 runFOVERALLgrok-4.5Clears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 6.9% of SuperGrok per runCOVERALL
real-world@v3DvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.1-progrok-4.5Advantage
Capability53%60%+7% (grok-4.5 leads)
Median task time3m 25s3m 9s16s faster (grok-4.5 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.026 / task$0.032 / task$0.005 / task lower (gemini-3.1-pro leads)

gemini-3.1-pro: 8.5% of Google AI Pro (51.2% / 5h, 8.5% / 1w) per run. grok-4.5: 6.9% of SuperGrok (6.9% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1Fvs-

Only gemini-3.1-pro has run this suite, so there is no head-to-head yet.

vibe-coding@v1FvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.1-progrok-4.5Advantage
Capability23%59%+36% (grok-4.5 leads)
Median task time4m 39s3m 40s59s faster (grok-4.5 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.039 / task$0.031 / task$0.009 / task lower (grok-4.5 leads)

gemini-3.1-pro: 0.9% of Google AI Pro (5.1% / 5h, 0.9% / 1w) per good solve. grok-4.5: 0.4% of SuperGrok (0.4% / 1w) 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 grok-4.5?

grok-4.5 clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 3 for gemini-3.1-pro on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-17.