Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

Which is the better AI model in 2026? Here's how they compare.

Higher intelligence
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic
56
Intelligence Index
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Gemini 3.8 Flash
Google
40.9
Intelligence Index
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Capability profile

Artificial Analysis indices (0–100). Missing dimensions show as 0.

Head to head

Claude Sonnet 5.5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Intelligence
56
40.9
Coding
—
76.3
Math
—
—
Context window
1,000,000
1,048,576
Output price
$10/1M
$3.75/1M
Input price
$2/1M
$0.75/1M
Speed (t/s)
144
145
Knowledge cutoff
2026-06
—
Open weights
No
No
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