Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-4.1
Google's flagship. Massive context, native multimodality. Meanwhile, gpt-4.1: long-context workhorse still on the menu.
Side-by-side
Specs
| Dimension | Gemini 3 Pro | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | OpenAI |
| Released | 2026-01 | 2025-04 |
| Context window | ✓2M | 1M |
| Output max | ✓64K | 32K |
| Input /M | $3.50 | ✓$2.00 |
| Output /M | $14.00 | ✓$8.00 |
| Modalities | ✓text, image, audio, video | text, image |
| Open weights | no | no |
Scorecard
Dimension-by-dimension
Gemini 3 Pro
GPT-4.1
reasoning
9.0
8.0
coding
8.0
9.0
writing
8.0
8.0
speed
7.0
7.0
value
8.0
8.0
Verdict
Which wins, by use case
| Use case | Winner | Why |
|---|---|---|
| coding | GPT-4.1 | a coin flip on our weighted coding score |
| writing | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted writing score |
| chat | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted chat score |
| agents | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted agents score |
| summarization | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted summarization score |
| translation | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted translation score |
| reasoning | Gemini 3 Pro | a clear edge on our weighted reasoning score |
| research | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted research score |
| vision and multimodal | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted vision score |
| Cheapest AI models for bulk workloads | Gemini 3 Pro | a coin flip on our weighted cheap-bulk score |
Bottom line
Our take
Pick Gemini 3 Pro if you need: largest practical context window, native video understanding.
Pick GPT-4.1 if you need: huge context, reliable tool use.
At a 500M-input / 150M-output monthly volume, Gemini 3 Pro costs roughly $3850 vs GPT-4.1 at $2200. Use our calculator to plug in your own numbers.
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