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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Grok 4.5

Google
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleSpaceXAI
Release dateMar 3 2026Jul 8 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
11%
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
64.7%
Multilingual coding
SWE-Bench Multilingual
78%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.0
62%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
83.3%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite shipped 127 days before Grok 4.5

Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Grok 4.5?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite shipped 127 days before Grok 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released by Google on Mar 3 2026.

Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.

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