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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.4 to -4.8. Gemini 1.0 Pro is 8.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the overall LLM Stats Score 19.4 to -4.8, ranking #189 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Gemini 1.0 Pro is roughly 8.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet

  • overall performance matters — it scores 19.4 and ranks #189 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2024

Choose Gemini 1.0 Pro

  • cost matters — it's about 8.0x cheaper per token

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
19.4
#189
-4.8
#335
Reasoning
20.4
#171
-7.4
#334
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
5 of 5
0 of 5
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.50 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$1.50 / M
Context window
200,000
32,760

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Math
23.4#120
-1.3#290
Vision
15.1#82
-8.3#195
Multimodal
18.3#65
-5.9#156
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 9 for Gemini 1.0 Pro

5 shared

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MathVista, MMLU, MMMU), while Gemini 1.0 Pro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.0 Pro costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Gemini 1.0 Pro ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Gemini 1.0 Pro ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Gemini 1.0 Pro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro's 32,760 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.0 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini 1.0 Pro does not.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 8 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.8 years ago

8mo newer
Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.5 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

—

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Gemini 1.0 Pro is available from Google.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Gemini 1.0 Pro

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.0 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads the LLM Stats Score 19.4 to -4.8. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Gemini 1.0 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Gemini 1.0 Pro in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores FLEURS: 93.6%, BIG-Bench: 75.0%, MMLU: 71.8%, WMT23: 71.7%, EgoSchema: 55.7%.

Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper than Gemini 1.0 Pro?

Gemini 1.0 Pro is 6.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Gemini 1.0 Pro costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via google.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.0 Pro?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Gemini 1.0 Pro supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.0 Pro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (19.4 vs -4.8), context window (200K vs 33K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.50/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 1.0 Pro?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Gemini 1.0 Pro is developed by Google.

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