Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet at $1.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $7.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Jul 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.6 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Gemini 3.6 Flash is cheaper on both: 2.0× input, 2.0× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 4.2x more emoji