In the title compound, [Gd(2)(C(7)H(3)F(2)O(2))(6)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)], the asymmetric unit comprises one Gd(3+) cation chelated by two 2,4-difluoro-benzoate and one 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. Two cations are linked into a centrosymmetric dimer via three bridging carboxyl-ate groups of 2,4-difluoro-benzoate ligands. Each Gd(3+) ion is nine-coordinated by seven O atoms and two N atoms.