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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: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads on average score with 7.8 vs 7.3. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the lower benchmark cost at $0.071 vs $0.316. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is faster at 3.23s vs 5.04s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 65.1%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite - It has the best score here (7.8), while costing about 4.5x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite medium Release: 2026-05-08
Score 7.3 7.8
Rank #55 #34
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 65.1%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 0.539
Total Cost $0.316 $0.071
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 36,808
Output Tokens 9,465 2,254
Reasoning Tokens 0 38,300
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 3.23s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 10.87s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 67.80s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#55 Claude Sonnet 4.6

none
Cost
$0.038
Time
27.3s
Tokens
2,598 tok

#34 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
5.3s
Tokens
1,754 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 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 2.94s 636 1,214 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 9.1 10.0 75.0% 0 2.39s 502 604 4,201
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 5.19s 8,522 2,127 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 3.81s 8,134 459 8,978
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 9.5 10.0 100.0% 0 23.84s 26,024 3,766 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 10.87s 12,873 327 7,401
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 3.43s 8,574 252 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.60s 7,362 279 2,845
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 3.54s 759 413 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 3.16s 643 15 5,165
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 6.1 3.1 66.7% 1 2.56s 513 192 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.60s 488 84 1,142
Instructions following 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 1.96s 690 90 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 2.59s 623 75 3,320
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.53s 663 533 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 1.95s 568 165 2,450
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 4.11s 11,301 447 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.55s 5,457 234 921
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 4.67s 204 431 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 3.08s 158 12 1,877

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