Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview (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 Sonnet 5 (Max)Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.226.3−31.2% Gemini 3 Flash Previe… is 31.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)182.35s7.96s−95.6% Gemini 3 Flash Previe… is 95.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.50 / $3.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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