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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

Summary

Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview benchmark comparison: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview leads on average score with 6.5 vs 5.7. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.026 vs $0.287. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is faster at 2.77s vs 4.74s, with pass rates of 42.9% vs 61.9%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview - It has the best score here (6.5), while costing about 11.3x less than Claude Sonnet 5.

Last updated at: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 none Release: 2026-06-30 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview low Release: 2026-03-03
Score 5.7 6.5
Rank #117 #84
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 42.9% 61.9%
Flaky tests 4 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.098 0.196
Total Cost $0.287 $0.026
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $1.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 76,797 32,715
Output Tokens 13,325 2,286
Reasoning Tokens 0 9,166
Response Time (avg) 4.74s 2.77s
Response Time (max) 29.46s 11.91s
Response Time (total) 99.46s 58.12s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#117 Claude Sonnet 5

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

#84 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview

low
Cost
$0.002
Time
3.7s
Tokens
1,203 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 5 5.3 10.0 25.0% 0 3.60s 834 1,813 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 2.12s 506 462 1,638
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 Preview 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.39s 8,138 660 1,060
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 29.46s 38,775 6,340 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 11.91s 8,381 225 762
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 10,503 309 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.00s 7,455 291 696
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 3.28s 975 933 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 2.36s 641 18 1,212
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 4.7 3.1 33.3% 1 2.81s 708 272 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 4.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.54s 490 69 384
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 6.4 10.0 50.0% 0 2.58s 909 103 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.49s 621 72 753
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 6.0 7.4 55.6% 1 3.22s 894 778 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.69s 566 243 1,248
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.80s 12,351 522 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.54s 5,757 237 993
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.31s 258 391 0
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.35s 160 9 420

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