Claude Opus 4.8
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Decision Recommendation
⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, Claude Opus 4.8 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 69.2% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 17.8x cheaper to run and delivers 4.3x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite offers excellent cost savings. For agentic reasoning, code refactoring, or complex logical tasks, the accuracy premium of Claude Opus 4.8 fully justifies the cost.
Claude Opus 4.8
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a blended cost of $0.56/1M tokens, which is about 17.8x cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $10.00/1M tokens.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is faster than Claude Opus 4.8. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite generates 205 tokens per second (tps) compared to Claude Opus 4.8 which generates 48.1 tokens per second.
Claude Opus 4.8 is better for coding tasks. It scores 69.2% on coding evaluations (swe-bench-pro) compared to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite which scores N/A.
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