Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)vsGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $0.25/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Mar 2026 |
| GPQA Diamond | 65.0% | 86.9% |
Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview costs 10x less per token.
Too close to call
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Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
Input
$0.25
12× cheaper
Output
$1.50
10× cheaper
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview is cheaper on both — 12× input, 10× output
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Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview uses 17.0x more headings
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Preview
66%Vocabulary56%
74wSentence Length18w
0.72Hedging0.28
0.3Bold5.4
8.9Lists3.9
0.00Emoji0.00
0.06Headings0.95
0.09Transitions0.07
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