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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmark comparison: Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.4. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.111 vs $1.418. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is faster at 5.76s vs 17.06s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 79.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - Its score stays close to the best score here (7.4 vs 7.8), while costing about 12.9x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Last updated at: 2026-06-12

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview low Release: 2025-12-17
Score 7.8 7.4
Rank #34 #53
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 79.4%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 10.904 0.689
Total Cost $1.418 $0.111
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 49,112 36,769
Output Tokens 54,703 2,076
Reasoning Tokens 29,970 28,518
Response Time (avg) 17.06s 5.76s
Response Time (max) 46.35s 14.72s
Response Time (total) 221.83s 120.93s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#34 Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

#53 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
12.1s
Tokens
2,289 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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.48s 500 281 3,082
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 Flash Preview 5.8 7.2 44.4% 1 6.00s 8,122 456 7,421
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 Flash Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 3.27s 12,860 326 0
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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.40s 7,261 279 3,656
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 Flash Preview 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 8.05s 645 12 6,410
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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.68s 492 120 981
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 Flash Preview 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 7.02s 621 71 2,752
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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.77s 562 288 3,168
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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.99s 5,550 234 415
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 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.75s 156 9 633

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