Models

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image vs Grok 4.5

Compare Gemini 3.1 Flash Image from Google and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Gemini 3.1 Flash Image
Google · text, image → text

gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) features professional-grade visual intelligence, lightning-fast efficiency, and realistic, grounded generative capabilities. This model serves as the high-efficiency counterpart to Gemini 3 Pro Image, optimized for speed and high-volume developer use cases.

Input$0.50 /M
Output$3.00 /M
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Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.50
$2.00
Output /M
$3.00
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.50
$0.50
Context length
0
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
10.9 s
2.8 s
Throughput
67.3 tok/s
32.9 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
textimage
Supported Parameters
thinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image
$75.00 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, Grok 4.5?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: $3.00/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Grok 4.5: 2.8s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image at 67.3 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 32.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image accepts text and image input and supports thinking; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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