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Head to head

o3 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

o3 is legacy; Gemini 2.5 Pro is legacy.

For tasks, about a month.

Verdict · stale basis

Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $0.78 per solved task against o3 at $0.89 — ▼ 1.1x cheaper. Over 200 tasks that is $21 a month.

On output token price alone o3 looks 1.3x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.

Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro
Figureo3Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input $/Mtok$2$1.25
Output $/Mtok$8$10
Cached input $/Mtok$0.5$0.125
Pass rate81%83%
Cost per solved task$0.89stale$0.78stale
Cost per month$177$156

Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker

Monthly cost against tasks per monthLog-log lines for Gemini 2.5 Pro (stale, $0.78 per solved task), o3 (stale, $0.89 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks.101001k10k100k$10$100$1k$10k$100kTASKS / MONTH (log) →200 tasksGemini 2.5 Pro · STALE · $0.78 per solved task$156o3 · STALE · $0.89 per solved task$177— Gemini 2.5 Pro · STALE— o3 · STALE

Solid measured · dashed modelled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.

Source: Aider polyglot benchmark · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings