Data points: 77
Model compare
The readout for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3 Pro Image, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Sonnet 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 100 to 0.
Evidence depth
77 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 3 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Sonnet 4.6
The charts below split 10 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 Pro Image: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 100.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 32.8K 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 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jun 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-pro-image |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3 Pro Image: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Gemini 3 Pro Image
Gemini 3 Pro Image does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
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 Pro Image
-
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Gemini 3 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 97 10010086100 | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview No audit yet |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview No audit yet |
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview 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 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
25 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 32 tok/s / 6074ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 41 tok/s / 3714ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 31 tok/s / 4124ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2401ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 11925ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro Image 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/M/$0/M | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $4.20/request |
Weighted outcome: Claude Sonnet 4.6. 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 inputText outputImage outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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Claude Sonnet 4.6
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