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Claude Opus 5.5 (high) vs Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium)

Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.8 vs 9.3. Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.427 vs $1.266. Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium) is faster at 11.86s vs 25.88s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 95.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#21
Total Output Tokens
36,457
Response Time (avg)
25.88s
Total Cost
$1.266
Rank
#8
Total Output Tokens
100,876
Response Time (avg)
11.86s
Total Cost
$0.427
Recommended model Gemini 3.6 Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (9.8), while costing about 3.0x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-23 Gemini 3.6 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash medium Release: 2026-07-21
Score 9.3 9.8
Rank #21 #8
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 95.5%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.029 4.101
Total Cost $1.266 $0.427
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 134,020 64,446
Output Tokens 7,237 1,974
Reasoning Tokens 29,220 98,902
Response Time (avg) 25.88s 11.86s
Response Time (max) 95.95s 77.15s
Response Time (total) 569.33s 260.96s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#21 Claude Opus 5.5

high
Cost
$0.136
Time
75.6s
Tokens
6,934 tok

#8 Gemini 3.6 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.095
Time
49.9s
Tokens
12,664 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 5.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.44s 10,608 584 5,042
Gemini 3.6 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 14.81s 8,124 444 31,421

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