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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Google: Gemini 3.5 Flash

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash benchmark comparison: Gemini 3.5 Flash leads on average score with 9.1 vs 7.3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.316 vs $0.582. Gemini 3.5 Flash is faster at 4.94s vs 5.04s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 87.3%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.5 Flash - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.1) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-02

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-05-19
Score 7.3 9.1
Rank #57 #8
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.6
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 87.3%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 3.229
Total Cost $0.316 $0.582
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $9.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 36,936
Output Tokens 9,465 2,001
Reasoning Tokens 0 56,408
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 4.94s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 18.07s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 103.79s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#57 Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

#8 Gemini 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.201
Time
112.9s
Tokens
22,371 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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.09s 492 171 3,385
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 3.5 Flash 7.9 7.5 77.8% 1 12.63s 8,118 461 24,939
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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 12.05s 12,873 351 7,807
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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.07s 7,548 279 3,784
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 3.5 Flash 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 5.24s 633 12 8,047
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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.52s 486 115 1,144
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 3.5 Flash 9.9 10.0 100.0% 0 2.70s 615 71 2,855
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 3.5 Flash 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.38s 558 295 2,747
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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.81s 5,457 234 455
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 3.5 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 2.75s 156 12 1,245

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