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  5. Claude 3.7 SonnetvsGemini 3.6 Flash
Updated Jul 2026

Claude 3.7 SonnetvsGemini 3.6 Flash

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet at $1.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Gemini 3.6 Flash compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3.7 SonnetGemini 3.6 Flash
Input price$3/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Output price$15/M tokens$7.5/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2025Jul 2026
Our Verdict
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Claude 3.7 SonnetRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.6 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Input
$1.50
2.0× cheaper
Output
$7.50
2.0× cheaper

Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper on both: 2.0× input, 2.0× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Gemini 3.6 Flash2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.38 in·$1.88 out·1M·87.5% upGoogle AI Studio$0.75 in·$3.75 out·1M·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
45%

Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Gemini 3.6 Flash
61%Vocabulary60%
33wSentence Length19w
0.83Hedging0.13
2.2Bold5.4
4.9Lists2.7
0.00Emoji0.04
1.78Headings0.99
0.16Transitions0.07
Based on 26 + 27 text responses
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