Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Xhigh) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (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

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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 5 (Xhigh)Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)34.46.7−80.5% Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite… is 80.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,255.40Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)26.92s2.08s−92.3% Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite… is 92.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.10 / $0.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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