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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.2 vs 8.2. Gemini 2.5 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.644 vs $0.922. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 12.54s vs 21.14s, with pass rates of 75.8% vs 71.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-29

Rank
#48
Total Output Tokens
63,204
Response Time (avg)
12.54s
Total Cost
$0.922
Rank
#47
Total Output Tokens
241,365
Response Time (avg)
21.14s
Total Cost
$0.644
Recommended model Gemini 2.5 Flash (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.2) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash medium Release: 2025-06-17
Score 8.2 8.2
Rank #48 #47
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.0 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 75.8% 71.2%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.144 4.288
Total Cost $0.922 $0.644
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 145,953 132,507
Output Tokens 52,330 12,739
Reasoning Tokens 10,874 228,626
Response Time (avg) 12.54s 21.14s
Response Time (max) 66.71s 140.50s
Response Time (total) 275.90s 465.10s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~350B total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#48 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#47 Gemini 2.5 Flash

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
274.0s
Tokens
0 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
Gemini 2.5 Flash 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 41.01s 6,669 543 32,303

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