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Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (2026) and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) (2024) are compact production models from Google DeepMind and OpenAI. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ships a 1m-token context window, while GPT-4o (2024-11-20) ships a 128k-token context window. On pricing, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview ranges from $2 to $4/1M input tokens by tier; GPT-4o (2024-11-20) costs $2.50/1M input tokens. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview fits 8x more tokens; pick it for long-context work and GPT-4o (2024-11-20) for tighter calls.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGPT-4o (2024-11-20)
Best formultimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and long-context analysisprovider-routed production
Decision fitCoding, RAG, and AgentsCoding, RAG, and Long context
Context window1m128k
Cheapest output$12/1M tokens$10/1M tokens
Provider routes5 tracked2 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview when...
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and JSON / Tool use in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Choose GPT-4o (2024-11-20) when...
  • GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $10/1M tokens.
  • Local decision data tags GPT-4o (2024-11-20) for Coding, RAG, and Long context.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Lower estimate GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

$4,600

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Google AI Studio

GPT-4o (2024-11-20)

$4,500

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter

Estimated monthly gap: $100. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.

Switch friction

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview -> GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
  • Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • GPT-4o (2024-11-20) is $2/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
  • Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and JSON / Tool use before moving production traffic.
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) -> Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
  • Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $2/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview adds Vision, Multimodal, and JSON / Tool use in local capability data.

Specs

Specification
Released2026-02-192024-11-20
Context window1m128k
Parameters
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
OpennessProprietaryProprietary
WeightsNot releasedNot released
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff2025-012023-10

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGPT-4o (2024-11-20)
Input price
0-200,001t
$2/1M tokens
200,001t+
$4/1M tokens
$2.50/1M tokens
Output price
0-200,001t
$12/1M tokens
200,001t+
$18/1M tokens
$10/1M tokens
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGPT-4o (2024-11-20)
VisionYesNo
MultimodalYesNo
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useYesNo
Structured outputsYesYes
Code executionYesNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.