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Buyer summary
Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads Quality by 19.5 points. Gemini 3.8 Flash leads Value by 7.8 points.
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Deterministic scores
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Q 57.9
V 63.9
Quality rank 2 and value rank 3 in the current published roster.
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Q 38.4
V 71.7
Quality rank 10 and value rank 1 in the current published roster.
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Claude Sonnet 5.5
API cost per standard conversation: $0.02040
Gemini 3.8 Flash
API cost per standard conversation: $0.00765
Benchmark evidence
Humanity's Last Exam
No-tools accuracy
Artificial Analysis
Terminal-Bench 4.0
Average pass@1
Artificial Analysis
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Artificial Analysis
AA-LCR v1.1
Average pass@1
Artificial Analysis
Benchmark evidence
Editorial excerpt
A sensible middle ground for everyday coding work before you pay for a premium model.
Sonnet 5.5 is a sensible first choice for everyday development work: reviewing code, fixing well-defined bugs and making contained changes. Its API rates sit in the middle of the market, which makes it a natural model to try before paying for a premium one. A lower price per token does not always mean a lower cost per finished job, so keep an eye on how much follow-up each change needs. Its independent results were measured at maximum reasoning effort, so lighter settings may behave differently.
Editorial excerpt
A low-cost Google model to trial, but plan for its introductory pricing to end.
Gemini 3.8 Flash is worth testing when keeping API costs down is a priority. Its current rates are introductory, so check Google's pricing page for when they end and build that into any longer-term budget. The independent results were measured at a high reasoning setting. Don't assume the Flash name means it will be fast in your setup, or that a low token price guarantees a low cost per finished task; measure both in your own workflow.
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Humanity's Last Exam
No-tools accuracy
Artificial Analysis
Terminal-Bench 4.0
Average pass@1
Artificial Analysis
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Artificial Analysis
AA-LCR v1.1
Average pass@1
Artificial Analysis