Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal)

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Gemini 3.5 Flash (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.823.8−43.1% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Min… is 43.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.92s3.47s−90.6% Gemini 3.5 Flash (Min… is 90.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.50 / $9.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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