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Claude Opus 5.5 (high) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)

Claude Opus 5.5 (high) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.653 vs $1.266. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) is faster at 14.50s vs 25.88s, with pass rates of 86.4% vs 92.4%.

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
#26
Total Output Tokens
154,908
Response Time (avg)
14.50s
Total Cost
$0.653
Recommended model Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.1 vs 9.3), while costing about 1.9x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 high Release: 2026-09-23 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score 9.3 9.1
Rank #21 #26
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 86.4% 92.4%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.029 3.436
Total Cost $1.266 $0.653
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 134,020 95,793
Output Tokens 7,237 7,066
Reasoning Tokens 29,220 147,842
Response Time (avg) 25.88s 14.50s
Response Time (max) 95.95s 108.60s
Response Time (total) 569.33s 318.92s
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

#26 Gemini 3.8 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.037
Time
54.6s
Tokens
9,712 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

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 3.8 Flash 8.0 9.9 66.7% 0 11.69s 8,118 454 19,433

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