Question: are gandalf and the balrog the same?
Answer: Either wll someone say “Sauron and Gandalf are equivalent”, or “The Balrog and Gandalf have the same power. These affirmations are often result of the common knowledge that these three beings (Gandalf, Sauron and the Balrog of Moria) are all of the caste of the Maiar. ... He is also weaker than Saruman, another Maia.