Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)

Claude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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

MetricClaude Opus 5.5 (Low, Default Fallback)Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)42.317.9−57.7% Gemini 3 Flash Previe… is 57.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$860.33Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.02s3.27s−70.3% Gemini 3 Flash Previe… is 70.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0$0.50 / $3.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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