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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite benchmark comparison: Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads on average score with 7.8 vs 6.4. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the lower benchmark cost at $0.028 vs $1.418. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is faster at 1.89s vs 17.06s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 61.9%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (6.4), lower cost than Claude Sonnet 4.6, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite low Release: 2026-05-08
Score 7.8 6.4
Rank #31 #85
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 9.3
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 61.9%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 10.904 0.227
Total Cost $1.418 $0.028
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 49,112 36,892
Output Tokens 54,703 2,732
Reasoning Tokens 29,970 9,260
Response Time (avg) 17.06s 1.89s
Response Time (max) 46.35s 5.66s
Response Time (total) 221.83s 39.62s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#31 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#85 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

low
Cost
$0.003
Time
4.0s
Tokens
1,479 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 2.98s 789 1,046 1,093
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 7.3 6.2 75.0% 2 1.84s 500 1,013 1,548
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.53s 8,132 471 1,072
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 46.35s 18,351 5,871 3,962
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.48s 12,870 348 975
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.90s 8,676 649 742
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.44s 7,453 291 697
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 0ms 471 25,790 16,919
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 1.52s 639 15 1,214
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.94s 564 256 433
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 4.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.37s 492 69 438
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.61s 792 318 552
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.52s 619 72 760
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.31s 816 592 646
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.40s 570 210 1,191
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 7.48s 11,454 655 351
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.66s 5,457 234 945
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 30.09s 204 3,437 1,586
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.46s 160 9 420

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