Data points: 116
Model compare
The readout for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.6 Flash, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Gemini 3.6 Flash. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 36 to 64.
Evidence depth
116 data points
Includes 22 benchmark rows, 2 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Gemini 3.6 Flash
The charts below split 31 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.6 Flash: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 36.0 pts | 64.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 4 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Gemini |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | google/gemini-3.6-flash |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.6 Flash: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is stronger in benchmark categories (Knowledge) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads these benchmark categories: Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Multimodal.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Sonnet 4.6
53.2
Avg. score
Gemini 3.6 Flash
55.8
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads by 0.5
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads by 0.1
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads by 8.9
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
63.0
Rank #28/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner70.0
Rank #17/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
$15.00/M
Rank #142/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner$7.50/M
Rank #116/169 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
$6.00/M
Rank #143/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner$3.00/M
Rank #117/169 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
$3.00/M
Rank #143/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner$1.50/M
Rank #122/169 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
87.5%
Rank #34/194 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner92.8%
Rank #8/194 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
30.0%
Rank #35/193 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner38.3%
Rank #18/193 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
57.7
Rank #68/94 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner69.7
Rank #21/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
0.9
Rank #64/77 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner10.6
Rank #23/77 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner63.7
Rank #9/71 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
62.3
Rank #14/71 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
46.8%
Rank #32/191 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner52.7%
Rank #15/191 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
46.9
Rank #36/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner52.7
Rank #19/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
79.9
Rank #68/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner92.8
Rank #8/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
38.0
Rank #33/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner50.2
Rank #10/95 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
35.9
Rank #48/104 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner50.1
Rank #16/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
13.2
Rank #68/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner38.3
Rank #17/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner76.9
Rank #20/60 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
70.9
Rank #28/60 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner65.9
Rank #57/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
53.5
Rank #64/95 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
70.6
Rank #44/61 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner83.2
Rank #4/61 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
1310.0
Rank #11/69 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner1319.0
Rank #8/69 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
57.5
Rank #29/40 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner75.1
Rank #11/40 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
72.1
Rank #14/24 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner83.0
Rank #3/24 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Sonnet 4.6
54.7
Rank #35/59 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.6 Flash
winner82.7
Rank #13/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3.6 Flash gemini-3.6-flash No audit yet |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Gemini 3.6 Flash gemini-3.6-flash No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 86 tok/s / 1831ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.6 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 55 tok/s / 2094ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.6 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 4504ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.6 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 47 tok/s / 1068ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.6 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.6 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Gemini 3.6 Flash gemini-3.6-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6-免费 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0030/request | Gemini 3.6 Flash gemini-3.6-flash-high speed / latency No data input / output $75.00/M |
Weighted outcome: Gemini 3.6 Flash. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
|---|
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads by 12.7
Claude Sonnet 4.6
No data
Gemini 3.6 Flash leads by 7.1
Claude Sonnet 4.6
