gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview vs gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 Benchmark Comparison

Direct benchmark comparison between gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview and gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 based on LMArena Elo and the latest 2026 API pricing.

Direct Technical & Pricing Comparison

Frontier Model	LMArena Elo	API Cost (1M)	Throughput
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview	1438	$2.5e-7	78
gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210	1477	$0.00000175	34

*These models represent the Pareto Frontier (optimal cost-to-performance).*

Comparison Summary: gpt-5.2-chat-latest-20260210 is the more capable model in this pair, leading by 39 Elo points.