Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is designed to further optimize the performance and reliability of the Gemini 3 Pro series, offering improved reasoning capabilities, greater token efficiency, and a more robust, factually consistent user experience. It is optimized for software-engineering behaviors and usability, and is also suitable for agent workflows that require precise tool invocation and reliable multi-step execution, enabling stable operation across a variety of real-world scenarios.
gemini-3.1-pro-preview vs gpt-5.5
Output tokens cost $12.00 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and $30.00 per million on gpt-5.5. Input tokens cost $2.00 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and $5.00 per million on gpt-5.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.50 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and $0.50 per million on gpt-5.5. Context windows are 1,000,000 tokens on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and 1,050,000 tokens on gpt-5.5. First-token latency measured on AIHubMix is 5.9s on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and 5.4s on gpt-5.5. Measured output throughput is 79.5 tokens/s on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and 49.1 tokens/s on gpt-5.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard gemini-3.1-pro-preview scores 1521 and gpt-5.5 scores 1508.
GPT-5.5 raises the baseline for complex production workflows. It’s a strong fit for coding use cases, tool-heavy agents, grounded assistants, long-context retrieval, product-spec-to-plan workflows, and customer-facing workflows where execution quality and response polish are critical.
Specs & Pricing
Prices are per million tokens. Latency and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Usage on AIHubMix last 30 days
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Live Performance last 3 days
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Arena Scores
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Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.5?
gemini-3.1-pro-preview: $12.00/M output tokens; gpt-5.5: $30.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
gemini-3.1-pro-preview: 1521; gpt-5.5: 1508 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
gpt-5.5: 5.4s first-token latency measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
gemini-3.1-pro-preview accepts 1,000,000 and gpt-5.5 accepts 1,050,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on gemini-3.1-pro-preview and 128,000 tokens on gpt-5.5.
Which one generates tokens faster?
gemini-3.1-pro-preview at 79.5 tokens/s and gpt-5.5 at 49.1 tokens/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from first-token latency.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
gemini-3.1-pro-preview accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, deep search and long context; gpt-5.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling, structured outputs, web search and tool calling.
Can I call gemini-3.1-pro-preview and gpt-5.5 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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