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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

The average score is effectively tied at 6.1 vs 6.1. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the lower benchmark cost at $0.046 vs $0.548. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is faster at 1.75s vs 6.05s, with pass rates of 40.9% vs 50.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-14

Rank
#161
Total Output Tokens
22,508
Response Time (avg)
6.05s
Total Cost
$0.548
Rank
#166
Total Output Tokens
10,723
Response Time (avg)
1.75s
Total Cost
$0.046
Recommended model Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

It has the best score here (6.1), while costing about 12.0x less than Claude Sonnet 5.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 none Release: 2026-06-30 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite none Release: 2026-05-08
Score 6.1 6.1
Rank #161 #166
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.7 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 40.9% 50.0%
Flaky tests 4 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 7.817 0.507
Total Cost $0.548 $0.046
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 161,032 118,059
Output Tokens 22,508 10,723
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 6.05s 1.75s
Response Time (max) 33.39s 16.25s
Response Time (total) 132.99s 38.42s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~150B total (~10B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#161 Claude Sonnet 5

none
Cost
$0.061
Time
53.7s
Tokens
6,172 tok

#166 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
4.5s
Tokens
727 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 4.6 7.9 22.2% 1 3.67s 10,590 1,864 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 938ms 8,128 666 0

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