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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (low)

Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.0. Gemini 3.5 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.752 vs $1.804. Gemini 3.5 Flash (low) is faster at 7.85s vs 25.85s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 85.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#29
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Rank
#39
Total Output Tokens
42,730
Response Time (avg)
7.85s
Total Cost
$0.752
Recommended model Gemini 3.5 Flash (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.0 vs 9.2), while costing about 2.4x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash low Release: 2026-05-19
Score 9.2 9.0
Rank #29 #39
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 85.5%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 3.955
Total Cost $1.804 $0.752
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $9.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M $0.084 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 290,117 244,533
Output Tokens 9,805 3,450
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 39,280
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 7.85s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 53.74s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 180.45s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~500B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#29 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 tok

#39 Gemini 3.5 Flash

low
Cost
$0.068
Time
39.1s
Tokens
7,588 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 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341
Gemini 3.5 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 6.71s 8,118 458 13,420

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