Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Pro is 1.4x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

11 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (MATH, MathVista), while Claude 3.5 Sonnet is better at 9 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, DROP, GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMMU).

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.5 Pro costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Pro.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input tokens$2.50
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Pro accepts 2,097,152 input tokens compared to Claude 3.5 Sonnet's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3.5 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 1.5 Pro and Claude 3.5 Sonnet support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is 6 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Oct 22, 2024

1.4 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Pro is available from Google. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google.

Gemini 1.5 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $2.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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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
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Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (2,097,152 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher MATH score (86.5% vs 78.3%)
Higher MathVista score (68.1% vs 67.7%)
Anthropic
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (93.1% vs 89.2%)
Higher DROP score (87.1% vs 74.9%)
Higher GPQA score (67.2% vs 59.1%)
Higher GSM8k score (96.4% vs 90.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (93.7% vs 84.1%)
Higher MGSM score (91.6% vs 87.5%)
Higher MMLU score (90.4% vs 85.9%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (77.6% vs 75.8%)
Higher MMMU score (68.3% vs 65.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Pro vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Pro is made by Google and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%, MGSM: 87.5%. Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, DocVQA: 95.2%, AI2D: 94.7%, HumanEval: 93.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Pro costs $2.50/M input and $10.00/M output via google. Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic.
Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens and Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (2.1M vs 200K), input pricing ($2.50 vs $3.00/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google and Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic.