Gemini 3 Pro Pro vs Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning: which model should you choose?
We compared Gemini 3 Pro Pro and Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning has the stronger average benchmark score; Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Gemini 3 Pro Pro
Gemini 3 Pro Pro is a frontier model from Google DeepMind. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $19.80 per million input tokens and $108.61 per million output tokens, and averages 87.3 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $19.80 / 1M
- Output
- $108.61 / 1M
- Context
- 200,000
- Avg score
- 87.3
- Open weights
- No
Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning
Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning is a frontier model from Google DeepMind. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $19.69 per million input tokens and $98.36 per million output tokens, and averages 87.5 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $19.69 / 1M
- Output
- $98.36 / 1M
- Context
- 200,000
- Avg score
- 87.5
- Open weights
- No
Specification comparison
| Spec | Gemini 3 Pro Pro | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $19.80 | $19.69 | B |
| Output price / 1M | $108.61 | $98.36 | B |
| Context window | 200,000 | 200,000 | Tie |
| Max output | 8,192 | 8,192 | Tie |
| Average score | 87.3 | 87.5 | B |
| Arena Elo | 1484.4 | 1485.0 | B |
| Open weights | No | No | Tie |
Benchmark comparison
Gemini 3 Pro Pro wins 4, Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning wins 8, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Pro Pro | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 88.2 | 90.1 | 1.9 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.4 | 83.9 | 2.5 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| SWE-bench Verified | 75.7 | 76.3 | 0.6 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| HumanEval | 95.0 | 90.2 | 4.8 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro |
| MATH-500 | 91.6 | 93.3 | 1.7 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| AIME 2025 | 88.0 | 88.8 | 0.8 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| LiveCodeBench | 83.1 | 82.0 | 1.1 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro |
| IFEval | 92.7 | 93.8 | 1.1 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| TruthfulQA | 87.6 | 90.3 | 2.7 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
| HellaSwag | 93.6 | 93.5 | 0.1 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro |
| MMMU | 83.2 | 80.8 | 2.4 | Gemini 3 Pro Pro |
| Arena Elo | 1484.4 | 1485.0 | 0.6 | Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Gemini 3 Pro Pro costs about $42.00 per million tokens and Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning costs about $39.36. Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning is roughly 6% cheaper than Gemini 3 Pro Pro. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Both models list a 200,000-token context window. That is enough for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3 Pro Pro wins 4, Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning wins 8, and 0 are tied. On the index average, Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning leads Gemini 3 Pro Pro by 0.2 points (87.5 versus 87.3).
The price picture favours Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning. 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 Pro Reasoning for quality-sensitive work, and check whether its price holds at your expected volume before committing.
Choose Gemini 3 Pro Pro if
- You prefer Google DeepMind's tooling or already use it.
Choose Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning if
- You want the higher average benchmark score in this index.
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
FAQ
Is Gemini 3 Pro Pro better than Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning?
On the index average, Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning leads Gemini 3 Pro Pro by 0.2 points (87.5 versus 87.3). The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Gemini 3 Pro Pro wins 4 benchmarks, Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning wins 8.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3 Pro Pro or Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning?
Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $39.36 per million tokens, versus $42.00 for Gemini 3 Pro Pro.
Which has the larger context window?
Both models list a 200,000-token context window.
Are these models open weights?
Gemini 3 Pro Pro is proprietary; Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning is proprietary.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Gemini 3 Pro Reasoning for quality-sensitive work, and check whether its price holds at your expected volume before committing.