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Claude Sonnet 5.5vs.Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Which one is better?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 performs better than Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, but costs 6.7 times (input) and 4 times (output) as much.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 5
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Rank 67
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 21 of 478
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Rank 37 of 478
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Strengths at a glance
Sonnet 5.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteMedian of all ranked models
95 % range: Sonnet 5.5 119.5 to 130.9, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 62.1 to 75.1.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 55 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100. Not in the net because a model has no own value there or the data are too thin: Mathematics.
Sonnet 5.5 is ahead in 9 of 10 areas, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in none.
Sonnet 5.5 ahead: 9too little data: 1
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at the same effort
Both models measured at the same reasoning efforts. This shows whether a lead comes from the model or only from more compute.
The gap compares only the Artificial Analysis test series in which both models are measured at that effort. Tied below 3 points, ahead only beyond two standard errors.
Which model for which task?
Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in our own test
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Oct 1, 2026 · 28 s · $0.04
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,886 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0389
- Response time
- 28.2 s
- API model reported in response
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Pinned endpoint
- Anthropic | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Oct 2, 2026 · 14 s · $0.01
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 2, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 5,414 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0135
- Response time
- 14.3 s
- API model reported in response
- google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite
- Pinned endpoint
- Google AI Studio | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite-20260721
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (2)
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in the overall index
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Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v5)
20 of 95 models
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is more popular than Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 79 to 71 out of 100.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 13, 2026
Claude Sonnet 5.5Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 121.9 | 72.4 |
| Rank | Rank 5 of 95 | Rank 67 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2 | $0.30 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10 | $2.50 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 3 original-protocol tasks both models passed (SVG short test not included) | $0.038 | $0.022 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 103 | 145 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | 79Rank 21 of 478 | 71Rank 37 of 478 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | June 2026 | n/a |
| Released | Sep 28, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | no | no |
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Is there a better choice?
Overall index 110.5, rank 14$0.10 input and $0.50 output per 1M tokens
View profileOverall index 130.9, rank 1$8 input and $40 output per 1M tokens
Sonnet 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5.2Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: Claude Sonnet 5.5B: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
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