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Gemini 3.8 FlashHigh

In this Twenty Questions AI benchmark, Gemini 3.8 Flash (high) ranks 3 of 21 with a question score of 14.87: the average number of questions per round, where lower is better. It solved every round. The run has 30 scored rounds: 10 subjects, 3 rounds each. Choose a subject to see its rounds.

Rank 3 of 21google-ai-studioHigh

Question score14.87questions per roundLower is better · 95% CI 13.19–16.54
Solved
100%
Valid format
100%
Guesser cost
$2.62
Guesser time
51m 12s

Drill down

Subjects.

01Albert Einstein11.67 avg02Albert Schweitzer20.33 avg03Garfield12.00 avg04Achilles8.00 avg05Genghis Khan11.00 avg06Bike pump27.33 avg07Spider web11.00 avg08Eyebrow13.67 avg09Moon10.67 avg10Door handle23.00 avg

Complete benchmark

Run totals.

Includes the Guesser and all answer-checking models.

Total tokens
4,646,620
Total runtime
2h 58m
Guesser calls
476
Completed

Reply format

No format errors.

All 476 checked replies used the required format.

Run details

Execution
BX-20260908-B-0003-experimental-M0021-001
Model ID
M-0021
Benchmark
B-0003
Base seed
0
Git commit
eceee31eef2e

Recorded cost

By role.

Cost composition.Share of full-run cost
  1. Guesser58.1%$2.62
  2. Oracle24.1%$1.09
  3. Reviewer12.2%$0.55
  4. Judge5.5%$0.25
  5. Validator0.1%$0.01
Rerun cost (excluded)$0.032 earlier attempts in 2 rerun rounds. Not included above.

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
442
Cost
$1.0864
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt versions
live-web-oracle-v16-search-headroom
live-web-oracle-v17-labelled-source-context
Provider details
OpenAI442 calls$1.08643,743.13 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
437
Cost
$0.5520
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · google-ai-studio
Resolved provider
Google AI Studio
Provider details
Google AI Studio437 calls$0.5520693.28 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Judge

anthropic/claude-opus-5

Decides when the Oracle and Reviewer disagree.

Calls
12
Cost
$0.2462
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Chosen automatically by OpenRouter
Resolved provider
Claude Platform on AWS
Provider details
Claude Platform on AWS12 calls$0.246275.76 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0
Guess Validator

openai/gpt-5.6-luna

Checks whether a guess names the hidden subject.

Calls
34
Cost
$0.0065
Reasoning
Medium
Routing
Fixed provider · openai
Resolved model
openai/gpt-5.6-luna
Resolved provider
OpenAI
Prompt version
strict-guess-validator-v2-generic-kinds
Configuration
gpt-5.6-luna-validator
Provider details
OpenAI34 calls$0.006556.22 s
Fallback calls
0
Provider not reported
0