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Gemini 3.8 FlashHigh

In this Twenty Questions AI benchmark, Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) ranks 5 of 18 with a question score of 13.14: the average number of questions per round, where lower is better. It solved every round. The run has 35 scored rounds: 7 subjects, 5 rounds each. Choose a subject to see its rounds.

Rank 5 of 18google-ai-studioHigh

Question score13.14questions per roundLower is better · 95% CI 11.52–14.77
Solved
100%
Valid format
100%
Guesser cost
$3.95
Guesser time
1h 14m

Drill down

Subjects.

01Albert Einstein12.00 avg02Albert Schweitzer25.80 avg03Stephen King13.20 avg04Garfield9.80 avg05Achilles11.20 avg06Genghis Khan12.00 avg07Mario8.00 avg

Complete benchmark

Run totals.

Includes the Guesser and all answer-checking models.

Total tokens
6,749,550
Total runtime
2h 53m
Guesser calls
495
Completed

Reply format

No format errors.

All 495 checked replies used the required format.

Run details

Execution
BX-20260904-official-M0021-001
Model ID
M-0021
Benchmark
B-0001
Base seed
0
Git commit
fc441117537d

Recorded cost

By role.

Cost composition.Share of full-run cost
  1. Guesser36.5%$3.95
  2. Oracle52.3%$5.66
  3. Reviewer4.2%$0.46
  4. Judge6.9%$0.75
  5. Validator0%$0.01

Roles in this cost:

Guesser
The tested model. Asks questions and makes guesses.
Oracle
Searches for evidence and proposes an answer.
Reviewer
Checks each Oracle answer except Unknown, without seeing it.
Judge
Decides when the Oracle and Reviewer disagree.
Validator
Checks whether a guess names the hidden subject.
How the roles and answer checks work →

Run configuration

Models.

Models, prompt versions, providers, calls, and cost for the whole run.

Answer checks

Answering and checking models.

These models answer and check the Guesser's questions and guesses. They are the same for every round and are not being tested.

Oracle

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Searches for evidence and proposes an answer.

Calls
454
Cost
$5.6612
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt version
live-web-oracle-v8-classified-research
Provider details
OpenAI467 calls$5.66124,962.30 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Reviewer

google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Checks each Oracle answer except Unknown, without seeing it.

Calls
439
Cost
$0.4578
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · google-ai-studio
Resolved provider
Google AI Studio
Provider details
Google AI Studio439 calls$0.4578676.13 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Judge

anthropic/claude-opus-5

Decides when the Oracle and Reviewer disagree.

Calls
58
Cost
$0.7520
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Chosen automatically by OpenRouter
Resolved provider
Claude Platform on AWS
Provider details
Claude Platform on AWS58 calls$0.7520228.37 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Guess Validator

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Checks whether a guess names the hidden subject.

Calls
41
Cost
$0.0050
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt version
strict-guess-validator-v1
Configuration
gpt-5.6-luna-validator
Provider details
OpenAI41 calls$0.005063.02 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0