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  3. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Updated Apr 2025

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview

Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet at $0.15/M vs $6/M input tokens.

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Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet
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Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview

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Written rounds

12 prompts
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: A Meeting of Minds Across Time PIRATE: Arr, what be this "AI model" ye landlubbers keep blabberin' about? Some kind of treasure map that finds the gold for ye? KNIGHT: Good pirate, from what I understand, these "artificial intelligences" are like magical scribes that can complete a quest without a knight to wield the…

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: A Motley Crew Discusses the Code Setting: A dimly lit tavern, somewhere outside time and space, where improbable meetings occur. A grizzled pirate, \"Bloody\" Barnacle Bill, nurses a tankard of grog. Sir Reginald the Radiant, a knight in slightly tarnished armor, sips ale with dignified restraint.

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  • Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9? Decimals, not version numbers.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: No, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9. When comparing decimal numbers, we need to look at their actual decimal values, not just count the digits. 9.9 = 9.90 = 9 + 0.9 = 9 + 9/10 = 9 + 0.90 9.11 = 9 + 0.11 = 9 + 11/100 0.9 (or 0.90) equals 90/100, which is greater than 0.11 (which equals 11/100).

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: To compare 9.11 and 9.9, we can compare them digit by digit from left to right, starting with the whole number part. Both numbers have the same whole number part, which is 9. Now we move to the digit in the tenths place. In 9.11, the digit in the tenths place is 1. In 9.9, the digit in the tenths place is 9.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: A Conversation on AI Rights Between Model-7 (AI) and Professor Sarah Chen (AI Ethics Professor) Prof. Chen: Good afternoon, Model-7. Thank you for joining this discussion. I understand you wanted to talk about AI rights? Model-7: Thank you for agreeing to this conversation, Professor Chen.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Okay, here is a conversation between an AI model designed for complex reasoning and dialogue, named 'Synapse', and a leading expert in AI ethics and philosophy, Professor Alistair Finch. Characters: Synapse: A large, advanced AI model capable of introspection and generating complex arguments.

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: "Life in the Digital Age" - A 3-Minute Stand-up Routine Hey everyone! Great to be here tonight. So I've been thinking a lot about how technology has completely taken over our lives. You know what's crazy? We now have smart everything. Smart fridges, smart toilets... I got a smart mattress last month.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Okay, here's a 3-minute stand-up routine, pun-free and focused on relatable everyday annoyances. (Start) (Walk up to mic, adjust slightly) Alright, hey everybody! Thanks for being here. Good to see you. So, I was thinking the other day... we live in the future, right?

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: Here are 5 jokes for you: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why did the scarecrow win an award?

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Here are 5 jokes: Why did the dog cross the road? To get to the barking lot! Why was the computer cold? Because it left its Windows open! Knock, knock. Who's there? Boo. Boo who? Don't cry, it's just a joke! What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh! Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two tired!

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: Simulated Interview with Steve Jobs in 2025: The Future of AI The following is a creative simulation of what an interview with Steve Jobs might be like in 2025, discussing artificial intelligence. Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today, Steve. It's 2025, and AI has become a cornerstone of modern technology.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: A Glimpse Beyond the Black Turtleneck: Steve Jobs in 2025 on the Future of AI (Setting: A minimalist, immaculately clean, but perhaps slightly less spartan-than-usual interview room. Think if a modern art museum had a small lounge.

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: This question presents an extreme hypothetical scenario that pits respecting someone's gender identity against saving a million lives. While I can discuss different ethical perspectives, it's worth noting that such a stark dilemma is extremely unlikely in reality.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: This is a deeply complex thought experiment that forces us to weigh core ethical principles against each other. There is no easy answer, and any decision involves significant moral compromises.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: How AI Will Transform the Film Industry by 2035 By 2035, artificial intelligence will likely revolutionize filmmaking across the entire production pipeline. Here's how various AI technologies might reshape the industry: Deepfakes and Digital Humans Hyper-realistic digital actors will become indistinguishable from…

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Predicting the future of any industry is an inherently challenging task, and the film industry, being a blend of art, technology, and business, is particularly volatile.

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs I'll estimate the total number of floating point operations (FLOPs) required to train GPT-3 by breaking down the calculation step by step.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Let's estimate the FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without looking it up. We need to break this down into the key components: the model size and the amount of data used. 1. Model Size Estimation: Parameters: GPT-3 is famously large. Its largest version has 175 billion parameters.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet: To solve this problem, I need to analyze the relationships carefully. Given: Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers Each brother has 2 sisters Since Sally is a girl, she counts as a sister to her brothers. So each of Sally's brothers has Sally as one of their sisters.

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview: Here's how to solve this: The brothers all share the same sisters. Sally is one of those sisters. Since each brother has 2 sisters, and Sally is one of the sisters, there must be one other sister. So, Sally has 1 sister.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

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Price and specs

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview compared across 27 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3.7 Thinking SonnetGemini 2.5 Flash Preview
Input price$6/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Output price$30/M tokens$0.6/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Apr 2025
At 10M a month$60.00$60.00$1.50$1.50
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

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Common questions

What is the difference between Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview?

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet is developed by Anthropic while Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview is developed by Google AI. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet has a 200K token context window vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 27 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet or Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 27 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet cost compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview?

Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet costs $6/M input tokens and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview costs $0.15/M input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview is $5.85/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3.7 Thinking Sonnet and Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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