Electricity Bench

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs GPT-6 Sol

Gemini 3.7 Flash was superseded by Gemini 3.8 Flash. The grades below are the last ones measured, so read them as history rather than as this week's board. See the current roster.

Both grade D+ overall. GPT-6 Sol is about 1.9x cheaper per task. By suite, Gemini 3.7 Flash takes real-world issues (C- to D-) and GPT-6 Sol takes spec planning (C to D-). Both agents run the same private suite cut headless through their own tools, each on its own subscription.Measured

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.

Verdict: GPT-6 Sol vs Gemini 3.7 Flash

Both grade D+ overall. By suite: Gemini 3.7 Flash takes real-world issues, C- to D- (60% vs 38% capability); GPT-6 Sol takes spec planning, C to D- (64% vs 40% capability); Gemini 3.7 Flash takes vibe coding, C- to D+ (61% vs 51% capability). Gemini 3.7 Flash used 9.4% of Google AI Pro's weekly limit per pass, $0.023 per task at the listed price. GPT-6 Sol used 5% of ChatGPT Plus's weekly limit per pass, $0.012 per task at the listed price; at the ~$100 tier the board defaults to that is an estimated ~1% of ChatGPT Pro 5x's weekly limit (est, about $0.012 per task). Per task, GPT-6 Sol is about 1.9x cheaper ($0.012 vs $0.023). Gemini 3.7 Flash is faster on real-world issues: a median task takes 2m 38s against 2m 44s. Both finished every task on it.

Changed since W35: Gemini 3.7 Flash: real-world issues usage 8.5% to 8.2% of the weekly limit, spec planning D to D-, spec planning usage 1.3% to 1.2% of the weekly limit.

Gemini 3.7 FlashClears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 8.2% of Google AI Pro per runD+OVERALLGPT-6 SolClears tier 1 (partial tier 5) at 4.0% of ChatGPT Plus per runD+OVERALL
real-world@v3C-vsD-
DimensionGemini 3.7 FlashGPT-6 SolAdvantage
Capability60%38%+22% (Gemini 3.7 Flash leads)
Median task time2m 38s2m 44s6s faster (Gemini 3.7 Flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.025 / task$0.012 / task$0.013 / task lower (GPT-6 Sol leads)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 8.2% of Google AI Pro (49.1% / 5h, 8.2% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-6 Sol: 4.0% of ChatGPT Plus (37.0% / 5h, 4.0% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds about 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1D-vsC
DimensionGemini 3.7 FlashGPT-6 SolAdvantage
Capability40%64%+24% (GPT-6 Sol leads)
Median task time1m 38s2m 23s45s faster (Gemini 3.7 Flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.014 / task$0.011 / task$0.002 / task lower (GPT-6 Sol leads)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 1.2% of Google AI Pro (7.1% / 5h, 1.2% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-6 Sol: 1.0% of ChatGPT Plus (8.0% / 5h, 1.0% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds about 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

vibe-coding@v1C-vsD+
DimensionGemini 3.7 FlashGPT-6 SolAdvantage
Capability61%51%+10% (Gemini 3.7 Flash leads)
Median task time3m 37s3m 4s33s faster (GPT-6 Sol leads)
Approx. task cost$0.028 / task$0.018 / task$0.010 / task lower (GPT-6 Sol leads)

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 0.6% of Google AI Pro (3.6% / 5h, 0.6% / 1w) per good solve. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-6 Sol: 0.4% of ChatGPT Plus (2.4% / 5h, 0.4% / 1w) per good solve. Its weekly limit holds about 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. 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 3.7 Flash or GPT-6 Sol?

Gemini 3.7 Flash clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 1 for GPT-6 Sol on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-30.

Which is cheaper per task, Gemini 3.7 Flash or GPT-6 Sol?

Gemini 3.7 Flash used 9.4% of Google AI Pro's weekly limit per pass, $0.023 per task at the listed price. GPT-6 Sol used 5% of ChatGPT Plus's weekly limit per pass, $0.012 per task at the listed price; at the ~$100 tier the board defaults to that is an estimated ~1% of ChatGPT Pro 5x's weekly limit (est, about $0.012 per task). Per task, GPT-6 Sol is about 1.9x cheaper ($0.012 vs $0.023).