Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Claude Sonnet 4.6: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Gemini 3.5 Flash and Claude Sonnet 4.6 releases: 3 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Gemini 3.5 Flash scores highest: Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) at 34, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 30 for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
- For output speed, Gemini 3.5 Flash is fastest: Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) at 217 t/s, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 58 t/s for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
- For cost per task, Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheapest: Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) at $1.56, against Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at $2.49 for Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) |  Google | 34 | - | 1M | $1.3 | 217 | Not available | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (high) | Google | 33 | - | 1M | $1.3 | 210 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) |  Anthropic | 30 | - | 1M | $2.3 | 58 | Not available |   | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) | Anthropic | 25 | - | 1M | $2.3 | 42 | Not available | | |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal) | Google | 24 | - | 1M | $1.3 | 199 | Not available | | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low Effort) | Anthropic | 23 | - | 1M | $2.3 | 42 | Not available | |