Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 3 Flash leads with 9.0% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs. Gemini 3 Flash is available on 2 providers. Overall, Gemini 3 Flash is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Google DeepMind
Gemini 3 Flash, released by Google in December 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 3 family that delivers reasoning and coding performance with efficiency optimized for high-volume workloads. It features a 1M token context window, 64K maximum output tokens, and native support for text, image, audio, video, and PDF input. Gemini 3 Flash targets cost-sensitive agentic workflows, document processing, and production APIs requiring fast, capable multimodal responses.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex, released by OpenAI in August 2025, is a coding-specialized large language model from the GPT-5 family engineered for software engineering, code generation, and agentic development workflows. It builds on GPT-5's architecture with optimizations targeting multi-file code editing, test generation, and automated debugging. GPT-5 Codex targets developers and agentic coding tools requiring a model tuned specifically for programming tasks.
4 months newer

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-08

Gemini 3 Flash
Google DeepMind
2025-12-17
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks
Gemini 3 Flash
GPT-5 Codex
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Gemini 3 Flash
GPT-5 Codex
Available providers and their performance metrics
Gemini 3 Flash
Google Cloud Vertex AI
GPT-5 Codex
Gemini 3 Flash
GPT-5 Codex
Gemini 3 Flash
GPT-5 Codex