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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 7.3 vs 6.1. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the lower benchmark cost at $0.013 vs $0.316. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is faster at 1.33s vs 5.04s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 54.0%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (6.1), 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 none Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite minimal Release: 2026-05-08
Score 7.3 6.1
Rank #55 #94
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 8.8
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 54.0%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 0.130
Total Cost $0.316 $0.013
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 36,973
Output Tokens 9,465 2,487
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 1.33s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 4.49s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 27.91s

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

#94 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

minimal
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.7s
Tokens
635 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 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 1.10s 500 639 0
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 831ms 8,126 666 0
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 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 2.53s 12,870 357 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 3.43s 8,574 252 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.04s 7,552 279 0
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 1.02s 641 15 0
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 4.0 10.0 0.0% 0 791ms 490 63 0
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 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 932ms 615 72 0
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 6.0 4.6 66.7% 2 2.15s 564 153 0
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 3.51s 5,457 234 0
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 724ms 158 9 0

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