Electricity Bench

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs GPT-5.6 Luna

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 3.8 FlashClears tier 3 (partial tier 5) at 20.4% of Google AI Pro per runDOVERALLGPT-5.6 LunaClears tier 1 (partial tier 5) at 1.0% of ChatGPT Plus per runDOVERALL
real-world@v3DvsD
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashGPT-5.6 LunaAdvantage
Capability53%42%+12% (Gemini 3.8 Flash leads)
Median task time4m 14s1m 53s2m 21s faster (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)
Approx. task cost$0.063 / task$0.003 / task$0.059 / task lower (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 20.4% of Google AI Pro (122.4% / 5h, 20.4% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-5.6 Luna: 1.0% of ChatGPT Plus (5.0% / 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.

spec-planning@v1DvsC
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashGPT-5.6 LunaAdvantage
Capability39%58%+19% (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)
Median task time2m 39s2m 19s20s faster (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)
Approx. task cost$0.022 / tasknot measured-

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1.9% of Google AI Pro (11.7% / 5h, 1.9% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-5.6 Luna: 0.0% of ChatGPT Plus (1.0% / 5h) 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@v1DvsD
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashGPT-5.6 LunaAdvantage
Capability52%42%+10% (Gemini 3.8 Flash leads)
Median task time7m 7s3m 5s4m 2s faster (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)
Approx. task cost$0.046 / task$0.003 / task$0.043 / task lower (GPT-5.6 Luna leads)

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1.0% of Google AI Pro (6.0% / 5h, 1.0% / 1w) per good solve. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. GPT-5.6 Luna: 0.1% of ChatGPT Plus (0.4% / 5h, 0.1% / 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 3.8 Flash or GPT-5.6 Luna?

Gemini 3.8 Flash clears higher: tier 3 of 5 versus tier 1 for GPT-5.6 Luna on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-09-02.