Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-4.1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.

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Gemini 3 Pro

Google

Overall 94

standard

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GPT-4.1

OpenAI

Overall 92

standard

Capability radar

Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value

Gemini 3 ProGPT-4.1

Comparison of Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-4.1
Metric	Gemini 3 Pro	GPT-4.1
Input Price / 1M	$3.60	$2.00
Output Price / 1M	$14.00	$8.00
Combined Price / 1M	$17.60	$10.00
Context Window	1,000,000	1,047,576
Coding Score	93	94
Reasoning Score	95	92
Vision Score	96	90
Audio	Yes	Yes
Streaming	Yes	Yes
Function Calling	Yes	Yes
Latency Tier	standard	standard
Release Date	5/20/2026	4/14/2025

Gemini 3 Pro — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Frontier multimodal
1M context
Strong reasoning

Weaknesses

Higher cost than Flash

GPT-4.1 — Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Massive context
Strong coding
Competitive pricing

Weaknesses

Newer model with evolving tooling

Use Case Verdicts

Coding

GPT-4.1 scores 94 vs 93 on coding benchmarks.

General Chat

GPT-4.1 leads on writing quality (93 vs 92).

Long Context

GPT-4.1 offers 1M tokens vs 1M.

Cost Efficiency

GPT-4.1 is cheaper at $10.00/M combined vs $17.60/M.

Enterprise Use

Gemini 3 Pro combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.

Agent Workflows

Gemini 3 Pro is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.