“Flash took about 10 times as long and cost $14, while Pro solved it in 85 steps for $1”

WSJ What’s News · Why Businesses Can’t Budget for AI

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compared token usage and cost of Gemini 3.1 Pro vs Gemini 3 Flash on a complex prompt

$14 for Flash, $1 for Pro; Flash used ~10× tokens, 952 steps vs 85 steps for Pro

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