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Claude Opus 4.8 (medium) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.8 vs 8.8. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.540 vs $1.983. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high) is faster at 10.05s vs 12.97s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#40
Total Output Tokens
51,927
Response Time (avg)
12.97s
Total Cost
$1.983
Rank
#39
Total Output Tokens
204,625
Response Time (avg)
10.05s
Total Cost
$0.540
Recommended model Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (high)

It has the best score here (8.8), while costing about 3.7x less than Claude Opus 4.8 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 medium Release: 2026-05-28 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite high Release: 2026-07-21
Score 8.8 8.8
Rank #40 #39
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 11.662 3.174
Total Cost $1.983 $0.540
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,448 93,046
Output Tokens 40,765 5,884
Reasoning Tokens 11,162 198,741
Response Time (avg) 12.97s 10.05s
Response Time (max) 70.54s 36.22s
Response Time (total) 285.29s 221.06s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~150B total (~10B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#40 Claude Opus 4.8

medium
Cost
$0.057
Time
23.1s
Tokens
2,412 tok

#39 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

high
Cost
$0.025
Time
36.8s
Tokens
9,964 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding 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 15.33s 10,590 9,945 1,381
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 16.58s 8,130 434 57,369

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