Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.175/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.175/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $3.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) costs 4.3x less per token.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper on both — 17× input, 4.3× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.175/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.175/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $3.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) costs 4.3x less per token.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper on both — 17× input, 4.3× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji