Electricity Bench

gemini-3.6-flash vs gpt-5.6-sol

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-3.6-flashClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 12.6% of Google AI Pro per runCOVERALLgpt-5.6-solClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 3.5% of ChatGPT Plus per runCOVERALL
real-world@v3CvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashgpt-5.6-solAdvantage
Capability60%60%Even
Median task time2m 17s2m 28s12s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.039 / task$0.011 / task$0.028 / task lower (gpt-5.6-sol leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 12.6% of Google AI Pro (about 72.1% / 5h, 12.6% / 1w) per run. gpt-5.6-sol: 3.5% of ChatGPT Plus (3.5% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1-vsC

Only gpt-5.6-sol has run this suite, so there is no head-to-head yet.

vibe-coding@v1CvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.6-flashgpt-5.6-solAdvantage
Capability72%56%+15% (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Median task time1m 54s3m 43s1m 49s faster (gemini-3.6-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.038 / task$0.011 / task$0.026 / task lower (gpt-5.6-sol leads)

gemini-3.6-flash: 0.8% of Google AI Pro (4.9% / 5h, 0.8% / 1w) per good solve. gpt-5.6-sol: 0.2% of ChatGPT Plus (0.2% / 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-3.6-flash or gpt-5.6-sol?

They are even on our ladder: both clear tier 4 of 5 at 60% capability on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-10.