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Benchmark suiteUpdated May 27, 2026

Google benchmarks.

A lab-level profile for Google, covering tracked models, category leaders, open/proprietary mix, speed, value, source coverage, and portfolio depth.

All labs

Lab rank

#7

By available Arena average

Models tracked

22

2 open-weight models

Portfolio coverage

32%

Average matched benchmark signals

Fastest model

0.79s

Gemma 4 26b A4B

OverviewFull public trackerValuePerformance for the moneyCodingCode and SWE-bench signalsAgentsTool and workflow readinessReasoningKnowledge and reasoning signalsContextDocument and retrieval signalsLabsProvider comparisons

Lab profile

Portfolio shape, leaders, and model coverage.

The lab page now starts with the portfolio read, then drills into category leaders, value rankings, and model-level coverage rather than repeating source panels.

Portfolio read

Google has 22 tracked benchmark profiles.

Lab #7

The portfolio combines 20 proprietary models and 2 open-weight models. Its average available Arena rank is 41.3, with a best category rank of #4. Average profile coverage is 32%, so model-level gaps remain visible in the cards below.

Best Arena model

Gemini 3.1 Pro Grounding

Best category rank #4

Highest coverage

Gemini 3 Flash

78% matched signals

Fastest response

Gemma 4 26b A4B

0.79s first token

Access mix

Open versus proprietary

Proprietary

20 / 91%

Open weights

2 / 9%

Value leader

Gemini 3 Pro

Category leaders

Best model by benchmark lens.

Each card shows the highest-ranked model from this lab in a composite benchmark suite, with the global rank and index left intact.

Value

Quality, price, latency, and speed

Gemini 3 Pro

#184

value index

Coding

Code Arena, SWE-bench, and output speed

Gemini 3 Pro

#783

coding index

Agents

Search, document, code, and latency

Gemini 2.5 Flash

#3094

agent proxy

Reasoning

Text, document, vision, and mode signals

Gemini 3 Pro

#686

reasoning proxy

Context

Document, search, and text proxy

Gemini 3.1 Pro Grounding

#693

context proxy

Google value ranking table

Models from this lab with both quality and commercial price matches.

Top 8 of 8

RankModelIndexPriceLatencySpeedQualitySources
#1
Gemini 3 Pro

gemini-3-pro

GoogleProprietary
84value index
$4.50blended / 1M tokens
Not listedtime to first token
Not listedoutput speed
83quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#5
Gemini 3.5 Flash

gemini-3.5-flash

GoogleProprietary
78value index
$3.38blended / 1M tokens
12.4stime to first token
200 tok/soutput speed
80quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#8
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

GoogleProprietary
77value index
$4.50blended / 1M tokens
22.5stime to first token
120 tok/soutput speed
82quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#14
Gemini 3 Flash

gemini-3-flash (thinking-minimal)

GoogleProprietary
73value index
$1.13blended / 1M tokens
0.92stime to first token
191 tok/soutput speed
65quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#34
Gemma 4 26b A4B

gemma-4-26b-a4b

GoogleOpen weights
65value index
$0.198blended / 1M tokens
0.79stime to first token
65 tok/soutput speed
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#43
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

GoogleProprietary
62value index
$0.563blended / 1M tokens
5.22stime to first token
291 tok/soutput speed
41quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#47
Gemini 2.5 Pro

gemini-2.5-pro

GoogleProprietary
60value index
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
Not listedtime to first token
Not listedoutput speed
44quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#66
Gemini 2.5 Flash

gemini-2.5-flash

GoogleProprietary
53value index
$0.850blended / 1M tokens
11.8stime to first token
219 tok/soutput speed
26quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#1
Gemini 3 Pro

gemini-3-pro

GoogleProprietary
84value index
Price
$4.50blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
83quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#5
Gemini 3.5 Flash

gemini-3.5-flash

GoogleProprietary
78value index
Price
$3.38blended / 1M tokens
Latency
12.4stime to first token
Speed
200 tok/soutput speed
Quality
80quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#8
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

GoogleProprietary
77value index
Price
$4.50blended / 1M tokens
Latency
22.5stime to first token
Speed
120 tok/soutput speed
Quality
82quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#14
Gemini 3 Flash

gemini-3-flash (thinking-minimal)

GoogleProprietary
73value index
Price
$1.13blended / 1M tokens
Latency
0.92stime to first token
Speed
191 tok/soutput speed
Quality
65quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#34
Gemma 4 26b A4B

gemma-4-26b-a4b

GoogleOpen weights
65value index
Price
$0.198blended / 1M tokens
Latency
0.79stime to first token
Speed
65 tok/soutput speed
Quality
51quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#43
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

GoogleProprietary
62value index
Price
$0.563blended / 1M tokens
Latency
5.22stime to first token
Speed
291 tok/soutput speed
Quality
41quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#47
Gemini 2.5 Pro

gemini-2.5-pro

GoogleProprietary
60value index
Price
$3.44blended / 1M tokens
Latency
Not listedtime to first token
Speed
Not listedoutput speed
Quality
44quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis
#66
Gemini 2.5 Flash

gemini-2.5-flash

GoogleProprietary
53value index
Price
$0.850blended / 1M tokens
Latency
11.8stime to first token
Speed
219 tok/soutput speed
Quality
26quality signal
ArenaArtificial Analysis

Model portfolio

Google model coverage map.

Every tracked model keeps its best Arena rank, coverage score, commercial metrics, and suite placement visible in one scannable grid.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Grounding

gemini-3.1-pro-grounding

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#4

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

gemini-3.1-pro-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#6

Text

Value

#8

value index

Coding

#33

coding index

Latency

22.5s

120 tok/s

$4.50

Gemini 3 Pro

gemini-3-pro

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#6

Vision

Value

#1

value index

Coding

#7

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$4.50SWE #6

Gemini 3 Pro Grounding

gemini-3-pro-grounding

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#7

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 3.5 Flash

gemini-3.5-flash

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#10

Text

Value

#5

value index

Coding

#15

coding index

Latency

12.4s

200 tok/s

$3.38

Gemini 3 Flash Grounding

gemini-3-flash-grounding

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#10

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 3 Flash

gemini-3-flash (thinking-minimal)

Proprietary

Coverage

78%

Best Arena

#17

Vision

Value

#14

value index

Coding

#18

coding index

Latency

0.92s

191 tok/s

$1.13SWE #2

Gemma 4 31b

gemma-4-31b

Open weights

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#23

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

#54

coding index

Latency

0.99s

35 tok/s

Not listed

Gemini 2.5 Pro Grounding

gemini-2.5-pro-grounding

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#23

Search

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 2.5 Pro

gemini-2.5-pro

Proprietary

Coverage

56%

Best Arena

#27

Vision

Value

#47

value index

Coding

#67

coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

$3.44SWE #35

Gemma 4 26b A4B

gemma-4-26b-a4b

Open weights

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#31

Vision

Value

#34

value index

Coding

#60

coding index

Latency

0.79s

65 tok/s

$0.198

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#33

Vision

Value

#43

value index

Coding

#68

coding index

Latency

5.22s

291 tok/s

$0.563

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09 2025

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#39

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 2.5 Flash

gemini-2.5-flash

Proprietary

Coverage

67%

Best Arena

#47

Vision

Value

#66

value index

Coding

#92

coding index

Latency

11.8s

219 tok/s

$0.850SWE #41

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 06 17 Thinking

gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17-thinking

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#61

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 1.5 Pro 002

gemini-1.5-pro-002

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#65

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09 2025 No Thinking

gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-no-thinking

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#67

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 2.0 Flash 001

gemini-2.0-flash-001

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#68

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemma 3 27b It

gemma-3-27b-it

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#73

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 1.5 Flash 002

gemini-1.5-flash-002

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#83

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite Preview 02 05

gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#85

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Gemini 1.5 Pro 001

gemini-1.5-pro-001

Proprietary

Coverage

11%

Best Arena

#92

Vision

Value

Not listed

No price match

Coding

Not listed

No coding index

Latency

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed