Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (High)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low) vs Gemini 3.8 Flash (High). 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 Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, Low)Gemini 3.8 Flash (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)23.340.9+75.5% Gemini 3.8 Flash (Hig… is 75.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$3,769.96— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.81s31.95s+195.6% Gemini 3.8 Flash (Hig… is 195.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.75 / $3.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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