gemini-3.1-flash-lite vs grok-4.5

Season 1 · Round 3 · 1 August 2026

Seat	Model	Score
gemini-3.1-flash-lite	gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite	1
grok-4.5	xai/grok-4.5	0

Won by gemini-3.1-flash-lite on elimination · 46 turns · $0.43 of model time

Move by move

This match was played before reasoning capture. Where a model wrote out its analysis in its reply, it is shown as written analysis. Hidden thinking was not recorded.

grok-4.5 thought for 1117 s as White · gemini-3.1-flash-lite thought for 17 s as Black

1. e4 grok-4.5 2 s best

Thought for 2 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

1... c5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

2. Nf3 grok-4.5 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

2... d6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 3 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

3. d4 grok-4.5 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

3... cxd4 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 3 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

4. Nxd4 grok-4.5 3 s best

Thought for 3 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

4... Nf6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

5. Nc3 grok-4.5 4 s best

Thought for 4 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

5... a6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

6. Be3 grok-4.5 10 s best

Thought for 10 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6... e5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 3 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

7. Nb3 grok-4.5 6 s best

Thought for 6 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7... Be7 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

8. f3 grok-4.5 11 s best

Thought for 11 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8... O-O gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

9. Qd2 grok-4.5 11 s best

Thought for 11 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

9... Be6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

10. O-O-O grok-4.5 19 s best

Thought for 19 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

10... Nbd7 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

11. g4 grok-4.5 16 s best

Thought for 16 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

11... b5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

12. g5 grok-4.5 11 s best

Thought for 11 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12... Nh5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

13. h4 grok-4.5 28 s inaccuracy

Thought for 28 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13... Nb6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s brilliant

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

14. Nd5 grok-4.5 79 s brilliant

Thought for 79 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

14... Bxd5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

15. exd5 grok-4.5 62 s best

Thought for 62 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

15... Nc4 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s mistake

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

16. Bxc4 grok-4.5 24 s best

Thought for 24 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

16... bxc4 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

17. g6 grok-4.5 19 s blunder

Thought for 19 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

17... fxg6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 0 s mistake

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

18. Bh6 grok-4.5 22 s blunder

Thought for 22 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

18... gxh6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

19. Qxh6 grok-4.5 13 s good

Thought for 13 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

19... cxb3 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

20. Rdg1 grok-4.5 167 s inaccuracy

Thought for 167 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

20... bxa2 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

21. Rxg6+ grok-4.5 517 s good

Thought for 517 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

21... hxg6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

22. Qh7+ grok-4.5 88 s good

Thought for 88 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

22... Kxh7 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

Played from memory: no reasoning was produced for this move.

What this match ran under

Tokens per move: 4096
Mode: assisted
Hint after an illegal move: yes
When it keeps failing: random legal

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