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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 vs Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Summary

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 7.4 vs 7.0. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.025 vs $2.053. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is faster at 1.65s vs 25.89s, with pass rates of 61.9% vs 66.7%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - It has the best score here (7.4), while costing about 84.9x less than Claude Opus 4.6.

Last updated at: 2026-06-04

Metric Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-05 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview none Release: 2025-12-17
Score 7.0 7.4
Rank #69 #48
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 61.9% 66.7%
Flaky tests 3 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 17.103 0.186
Total Cost $2.053 $0.025
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 53,227 37,011
Output Tokens 47,446 1,885
Reasoning Tokens 24,000 0
Response Time (avg) 25.89s 1.65s
Response Time (max) 83.40s 3.56s
Response Time (total) 362.49s 23.07s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#69 Claude Opus 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#48 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

none
Cost
$0.003
Time
5.6s
Tokens
981 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 6.4 5.8 66.7% 2 7.45s 840 986 1,071
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 1.25s 498 214 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 5.7 7.1 44.4% 1 30.10s 8,522 13,057 4,121
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.80s 8,122 453 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 76.66s 20,685 8,178 5,194
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 4.7 1.6 66.7% 1 3.56s 12,862 350 0
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 7.37s 8,676 691 757
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.41s 7,263 279 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 83.40s 674 14,642 8,687
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 963ms 643 18 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.04s 564 188 292
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.13s 490 104 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.43s 792 266 467
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 6.4 5.8 66.7% 1 1.58s 619 74 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 4.71s 816 532 630
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 1.05s 574 144 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.73s 11,454 861 329
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.35s 5,784 234 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 63.24s 204 8,045 2,452
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.07s 156 15 0

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