Navigate
AI BENCHY
Advertise here

AI BENCHY Compare

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

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.6 vs 7.8. Gemini 3 Flash Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.667 vs $1.418. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 17.06s vs 18.64s, with pass rates of 65.1% vs 98.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - It has the best score here (9.6), while costing about 2.1x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 7.8 9.6
Rank #32 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.1% 98.4%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 10.904 3.335
Total Cost $1.418 $0.667
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 49,112 37,017
Output Tokens 54,703 2,006
Reasoning Tokens 29,970 214,153
Response Time (avg) 17.06s 18.64s
Response Time (max) 46.35s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 221.83s 391.35s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#32 Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

#2 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
17.9s
Tokens
3,236 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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 3.88s 494 330 3,216
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 8.6 7.6 88.9% 1 84.40s 8,122 462 161,084
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 22.42s 12,873 351 10,485
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 5.43s 7,548 279 4,893
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 15.27s 633 12 21,684
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 5.19s 486 72 1,905
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.04s 615 72 2,709
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 4.05s 558 183 4,365
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 12.60s 5,532 234 1,487
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 5.50s 156 11 2,325

Quick Compare

Switch Comparison Pair