Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)vsGemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $0.15/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jun 2024 | May 2025 |
Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 costs 25x less per token.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20
Input
$0.15
20× cheaper
Output
$0.60
25× cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 is cheaper on both: 20× input, 25× output.
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Similarity
52%
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) uses 4.5x more headings
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20
67%Vocabulary69%
64wSentence Length10w
0.70Hedging0.26
0.3Bold1.1
8.1Lists5.5
0.00Emoji0.00
0.05Headings0.00
0.07Transitions0.00
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