gemini-3.1-flash-lite vs grok-3-mini

Season 1 · Round 5 · 4 August 2026

Seat	Model	Score
gemini-3.1-flash-lite	gemini/gemini-3.1-flash-lite	1
grok-3-mini	xai/grok-3-mini	0

Won by gemini-3.1-flash-lite on elimination · 49 turns · $0.09 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-3-mini thought for 189 s as White · gemini-3.1-flash-lite thought for 14 s as Black

1. e4 grok-3-mini 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-3-mini 2 s best

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

2... d6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

3. d4 grok-3-mini 4 s best

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

3... cxd4 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

4. Nxd4 grok-3-mini 3 s best

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

4... Nf6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

5. Nc3 grok-3-mini 5 s best

Thought for 5 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. Bg5 grok-3-mini 5 s good

Thought for 5 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

6... e6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

7. Qd2 grok-3-mini 8 s good

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

7... Be7 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

8. O-O-O grok-3-mini 17 s good

Thought for 17 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

8... O-O gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

9. f4 grok-3-mini 6 s good

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

9... b5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

10. Nd5 grok-3-mini 11 s blunder

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

10... exd5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

11. exd5 grok-3-mini 16 s best

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

11... Nxd5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

12. Ne6 grok-3-mini 14 s mistake

Thought for 14 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

12... Bxe6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

13. f5 grok-3-mini 15 s inaccuracy

Thought for 15 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

13... Bxg5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

14. Qxg5 grok-3-mini 11 s good

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

14... Qxg5+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

15. Kb1 grok-3-mini 6 s good

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

15... Bxf5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

16. Rxd5 grok-3-mini 13 s best

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

16... Bxc2+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s brilliant

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

17. Kxc2 grok-3-mini 7 s best

Thought for 7 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

17... Qxd5 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

18. Bc4 grok-3-mini 8 s best

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

18... Qxc4+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

19. Kb1 grok-3-mini 8 s best

Thought for 8 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

19... Qe4+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

20. Ka1 grok-3-mini 4 s best

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

20... Qxg2 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

21. Kb1 grok-3-mini 14 s good

Thought for 14 s. The provider returned no reasoning text for this move.

21... Qxh1+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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

22. Kc2 grok-3-mini 3 s best

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

22... Qxh2+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s best

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

23. Kb1 grok-3-mini 6 s best

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

23... Qxb2+ gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s brilliant

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

24. Kxb2 grok-3-mini 2 s best

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

24... Nc6 gemini-3.1-flash-lite 1 s good

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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