MULTIMODAL · AGENTS / VERIFIED 2026-10-04

Gemini 3.8 Flash
vs Grok 4.7

Compare Google and xAI on multimodal breadth, context capacity, reasoning controls and current API economics.

PROVIDERSGoogle · xAI
CONTEXT1,048,576 · 500,000
PRICING$0.75/$3.75 · $2.00/$6.00

LIVE VERIFIED FACTS

Current facts from the SXF model database.

Catalog 2026-10-03 · History 2026-10-03
GoogleVerified 2026-09-27

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Context
1,048,576
Max output
65,536
Input / MTok
$0.75
Cached / MTok
$0.075
Output / MTok
$3.75
Input types
text + image + video + audio + PDF
xAIVerified 2026-10-03

Grok 4.7

Context
500,000
Max output
No separate limit
Input / MTok
$2.00
Cached / MTok
$0.50
Output / MTok
$6.00
Input types
text + image
Facts are generated from the canonical model catalog, not copied into this comparison.Current data ↗Change ledger ↗

DECISION FACTORS

What materially changes the choice.

No synthetic winner score
01

Context capacity

Gemini 3.8 Flash publishes the larger context window: 1,048,576 vs 500,000 tokens (2.1×).

02

Input modalities

Gemini 3.8 Flash additionally lists PDF, audio, video.

03

Direct token cost

For 100K uncached input + 10K output tokens, Gemini 3.8 Flash is lower at $0.1125 vs $0.26 (2.3× difference).

04

Output policy

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65,536. Grok 4.7: No separate limit.

HOW TO DECIDE

Specifications narrow the field. Your workload decides.

Context, modalities and direct token economics are comparable from official sources. Coding quality, latency, reliability and agent success should be measured on your own acceptance tests before production routing.

01

Replay real tasks

Use representative prompts, files, tools and expected outputs from the workload you plan to ship.

02

Measure task cost

Include retries, cached tokens, long-context rules and tool charges—not only headline input price.

03

Track failures

Record hallucinations, tool errors, timeout behavior and human corrections alongside pass rate.

04

Route by task

A portfolio can outperform a one-model policy when different task classes have different cost and capability needs.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS

Comparable evidence, configuration attached.

Evaluation registry ↗
ComparableArtificial Analysis

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index 4.3.2

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41 · Grok 4.7: 46

Group: artificial-analysis-v4.3.2

A higher score is meaningful only within the exact comparable group shown. Under-review benchmarks are never used alone for a quality conclusion.

WHAT CHANGED

Changes affecting this comparison.

No post-baseline factual changes recorded for Gemini 3.8 Flash, Grok 4.7 since 2026-09-27.

VERIFIED BASELINE2026-09-27Current facts remain aligned with the SXF ledger.

QUICK ANSWERS

Which has the larger context window: Gemini 3.8 Flash or Grok 4.7?

Gemini 3.8 Flash publishes the larger context window: 1,048,576 vs 500,000 tokens (2.1×).

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.8 Flash or Grok 4.7?

For 100K uncached input + 10K output tokens, Gemini 3.8 Flash is lower at $0.1125 vs $0.26 (2.3× difference).

Does SXF declare an overall winner?

No. This page compares source-backed specifications and economics. Quality, latency and task success require workload-specific evaluation evidence.