Doubao 1.5 Pro Max vs Gemini 3 Flash Vision: which model should you choose?
We compared Doubao 1.5 Pro Max and Gemini 3 Flash Vision on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash Vision has the stronger average benchmark score; Doubao 1.5 Pro Max is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Doubao 1.5 Pro Max
Doubao 1.5 Pro Max is a multimodal model from ByteDance. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $14.93 per million input tokens and $73.69 per million output tokens, and averages 81.2 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $14.93 / 1M
- Output
- $73.69 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 81.2
- Open weights
- No
Gemini 3 Flash Vision
Gemini 3 Flash Vision is a multimodal model from Google DeepMind. It offers a 400,000-token context window, costs $15.06 per million input tokens and $82.14 per million output tokens, and averages 81.9 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $15.06 / 1M
- Output
- $82.14 / 1M
- Context
- 400,000
- Avg score
- 81.9
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max | Gemini 3 Flash Vision | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $14.93 | $15.06 | A |
| Output price / 1M | $73.69 | $82.14 | A |
| Context window | 400,000 | 400,000 | Tie |
| Max output | 4,096 | 32,768 | B |
| Average score | 81.2 | 81.9 | B |
| Arena Elo | 1447.5 | 1430.3 | A |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
Doubao 1.5 Pro Max wins 4, Gemini 3 Flash Vision wins 8, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max | Gemini 3 Flash Vision | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 81.1 | 81.8 | 0.7 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.1 | 75.7 | 0.4 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max |
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.7 | 71.4 | 0.7 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| HumanEval | 84.0 | 84.5 | 0.5 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| MATH-500 | 85.3 | 87.5 | 2.2 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| AIME 2025 | 80.4 | 82.4 | 2.0 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| LiveCodeBench | 73.5 | 73.2 | 0.3 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max |
| IFEval | 90.2 | 86.9 | 3.3 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max |
| TruthfulQA | 84.4 | 85.5 | 1.1 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| HellaSwag | 87.8 | 91.5 | 3.7 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| MMMU | 79.3 | 80.3 | 1.0 | Gemini 3 Flash Vision |
| Arena Elo | 1447.5 | 1430.3 | 17.2 | Doubao 1.5 Pro Max |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Doubao 1.5 Pro Max costs about $29.62 per million tokens and Gemini 3 Flash Vision costs about $31.83. Doubao 1.5 Pro Max is roughly 7% cheaper than Gemini 3 Flash Vision. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Both models list a 400,000-token context window. That is enough for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Doubao 1.5 Pro Max wins 4, Gemini 3 Flash Vision wins 8, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Gemini 3 Flash Vision leads Doubao 1.5 Pro Max by 0.7 points (81.9 versus 81.2).
The price picture favours Doubao 1.5 Pro Max. The context picture is effectively a tie. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Gemini 3 Flash Vision for quality-sensitive work and Doubao 1.5 Pro Max for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.
Choose Doubao 1.5 Pro Max if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
Choose Gemini 3 Flash Vision if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- You need the larger 32,768-token output limit.
FAQ
Is Doubao 1.5 Pro Max better than Gemini 3 Flash Vision?
On the index average, Gemini 3 Flash Vision leads Doubao 1.5 Pro Max by 0.7 points (81.9 versus 81.2). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Doubao 1.5 Pro Max wins 4 benchmarks, Gemini 3 Flash Vision wins 8.
Which is cheaper, Doubao 1.5 Pro Max or Gemini 3 Flash Vision?
Doubao 1.5 Pro Max is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $29.62 per million tokens, versus $31.83 for Gemini 3 Flash Vision.
Which has the larger context window?
Both models list a 400,000-token context window.
Are these models open weights?
Doubao 1.5 Pro Max is proprietary; Gemini 3 Flash Vision is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Gemini 3 Flash Vision for quality-sensitive work and Doubao 1.5 Pro Max for high-volume, well-scoped tasks. Run both on a sample of your own traffic before locking in a choice.