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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 vs Google: Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Summary

Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview benchmark comparison: Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads on average score with 9.6 vs 5.7. Claude Sonnet 5 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.287 vs $0.667. Claude Sonnet 5 is faster at 4.74s vs 18.64s, with pass rates of 42.9% vs 98.4%.

Recommended model: Gemini 3 Flash Preview - 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: 2026-06-30

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 none Release: 2026-06-30 Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview medium Release: 2025-12-17
Score 5.7 9.6
Rank #117 #2
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 42.9% 98.4%
Flaky tests 4 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 4.098 3.335
Total Cost $0.287 $0.667
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 76,797 37,017
Output Tokens 13,325 2,006
Reasoning Tokens 0 214,153
Response Time (avg) 4.74s 18.64s
Response Time (max) 29.46s 117.26s
Response Time (total) 99.46s 391.35s

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

#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 5 5.3 10.0 25.0% 0 3.60s 834 1,813 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 5 4.6 7.9 22.2% 1 3.67s 10,590 1,864 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 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 29.46s 38,775 6,340 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 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.01s 10,503 309 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 5 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 3.28s 975 933 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 5 4.7 3.1 33.3% 1 2.81s 708 272 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 5 6.4 10.0 50.0% 0 2.58s 909 103 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 5 6.0 7.4 55.6% 1 3.22s 894 778 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 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 6.80s 12,351 522 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 5 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 4.31s 258 391 0
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 5.50s 156 11 2,325

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