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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Summary

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview benchmark comparison: The average score is effectively tied at 7.7 vs 7.8. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.068 vs $1.270. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is faster at 3.96s vs 10.83s, with pass rates of 79.4% vs 61.9%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview - It has the best score here (7.8), while costing about 18.7x less than Claude Opus 4.8.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 low Release: 2026-05-28 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview medium Release: 2026-03-03
Score 7.7 7.8
Rank #38 #33
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 79.4% 61.9%
Flaky tests 3 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 8.466 0.523
Total Cost $1.270 $0.068
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 60,946 37,786
Output Tokens 31,771 2,210
Reasoning Tokens 6,831 36,744
Response Time (avg) 10.83s 3.96s
Response Time (max) 127.97s 14.93s
Response Time (total) 227.39s 83.06s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#38 Claude Opus 4.8

low
Cost
$0.031
Time
14.1s
Tokens
1,345 tok

#33 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
5.2s
Tokens
1,944 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 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.30s 834 793 371
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 9.1 10.0 75.0% 0 2.33s 512 570 4,305
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.6 4.6 77.8% 2 7.58s 10,590 3,637 809
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 4.09s 8,126 461 8,597
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 20.84s 23,500 2,216 1,081
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 14.93s 13,403 327 7,347
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 6.3 5.8 66.7% 1 2.27s 10,503 310 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.29s 7,362 279 2,952
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 45.53s 975 23,311 3,908
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.21s 639 18 5,325
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.55s 708 231 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.16s 488 96 1,488
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 2.78s 909 111 221
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.91s 621 72 2,121
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 894 592 184
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 5.30s 566 141 1,896
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.85s 11,775 370 35
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.80s 5,909 234 912
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 4.8 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 5.48s 258 200 222
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 2.68s 160 12 1,801

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