Claude Opus 4.8
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Decision Recommendation
⚖️ Editorial Verdict: In our analysis, Claude Opus 4.8 is the premium intelligence choice, scoring 14.1% higher on coding benchmarks. However, this accuracy premium comes with a cost overhead: Gemini 3.5 Flash is 3.0x cheaper to run and delivers 5.8x faster throughput. If you are building high-volume, simple chatbots or processing massive amounts of text where budget is critical, Gemini 3.5 Flash 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 3.5 Flash
Benchmarks & Scores
Cost & Performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8. Gemini 3.5 Flash has a blended cost of $3.38/1M tokens, which is about 3.0x cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $10.00/1M tokens.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is faster than Claude Opus 4.8. Gemini 3.5 Flash generates 280 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 3.5 Flash which scores 55.1%.
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