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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 (medium) benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium) leads on average score with 9.6 vs 7.3. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.316 vs $0.667. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is faster at 5.04s vs 18.64s, with pass rates of 55.6% vs 98.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview (medium) - It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.6) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Last updated at: 2026-07-10

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 none Release: 2026-02-17 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 7.3 9.6
Rank #68 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 55.6% 98.4%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 2.870 3.335
Total Cost $0.316 $0.667
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 57,886 37,017
Output Tokens 9,465 2,006
Reasoning Tokens 0 214,153
Response Time (avg) 5.04s 18.64s
Response Time (max) 23.84s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 70.60s 391.35s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#68 Claude Sonnet 4.6

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

#2 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

medium
Cost
$0.010
Time
17.9s
Tokens
3,236 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 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 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 5.19s 8,522 2,127 0
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 9.5 10.0 100.0% 0 23.84s 26,024 3,766 0
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 3.43s 8,574 252 0
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 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 3.54s 759 413 0
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 6.1 3.1 66.7% 1 2.56s 513 192 0
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 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 1.96s 690 90 0
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 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 2.53s 663 533 0
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 4.11s 11,301 447 0
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 4.67s 204 431 0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.50s 156 11 2,325

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