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

Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) leads on average score with 9.1 vs 9.0. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.653 vs $1.080. Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium) is faster at 14.50s vs 24.18s, with pass rates of 89.4% vs 92.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-23

Compared models

Rank
#30
Total Output Tokens
27,194
Response Time (avg)
24.18s
Total Cost
$1.080
Rank
#26
Total Output Tokens
154,908
Response Time (avg)
14.50s
Total Cost
$0.653
Recommended model Gemini 3.8 Flash (medium)

It has the best score here (9.1), while costing about 1.7x less than Claude Opus 5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.8 Flash medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score 9.0 9.1
Rank #30 #26
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.4% 92.4%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 5.683 3.436
Total Cost $1.080 $0.653
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $3.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,954 95,793
Output Tokens 7,292 7,066
Reasoning Tokens 19,902 147,842
Response Time (avg) 24.18s 14.50s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 108.60s
Response Time (total) 532.04s 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.

#30 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 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 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341
Gemini 3.8 Flash 8.0 9.9 66.7% 0 11.69s 8,118 454 19,433

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