GOOGLE VS XAI
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.5
Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.5 cost the same on a blended 3:1 input:output rate ($3.00 per 1M tokens). Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger context window (1,048,576 vs 500,000 tokens).
Pricing verified
API pricing per 1M tokens
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Blended (3:1 mix) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $1.50 | $7.50 | $3.00 |
| Grok 4.5 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $3.00 |
Rates from official Google pricing and official xAI pricing, checked 2026-08-11.
What a real workload costs
Example: one request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens, then that request at 100,000 runs per month.
| Model | Per request (10K in / 2K out) | Per month (100K requests) | Monthly delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | $0.03 | $3,000 | — |
| Grok 4.5 | $0.032 | $3,200 | +$200 |
Model your own prompt sizes and volumes in the token cost analyzer, or check caching savings with the prompt caching calculator.
Specs side by side
| Spec | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Grok 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens | 500,000 tokens |
| Model class | General text | Reasoning |
| Tokenizer | Proprietary (counts estimated) | Proprietary (counts estimated) |
Count tokens for each model on its own page: Gemini 3.6 Flash token counter and Grok 4.5 token counter. All Google models are on the Gemini Token Counter. All xAI models are on the Grok Token Counter.
FAQ
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.5 FAQ
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.5?
They currently cost the same blended rate. Gemini 3.6 Flash is $1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M tokens and Grok 4.5 is $2.00 in / $6.00 out, checked 2026-08-11.
How much does a real request cost on Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Grok 4.5?
A request with 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 output tokens costs about $0.03 on Gemini 3.6 Flash and $0.032 on Grok 4.5. At 100,000 such requests per month that is $3,000 vs $3,200.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Grok 4.5?
Gemini 3.6 Flash. It supports 1,048,576 tokens of context versus 500,000 tokens — roughly 786,000 English words in one request.
Do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Grok 4.5 count tokens the same way?
Not exactly. Gemini 3.6 Flash uses a proprietary tokenizer (counts are estimates) and Grok 4.5 uses a proprietary tokenizer (counts are estimates). The same prompt will tokenize differently, which shifts effective cost per word.