Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.
Verdict
strong confidenceGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads overall
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads in price and context window and capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet remains a solid alternative depending on your specific needs.
Best for with Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Best for with Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Side-by-side
Technical specifications
| Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Input price | $6/M | $2/M |
| Output price | $30/M | $12/M |
| Context window | 200K | 1.0M |
| Max output | 8K | 66K |
| Capabilities | Tool useVision | Tool useVisionAudioReasoning |
| Released | Oct 21, 2024 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Scoring breakdown
How each dimension compares
Price
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
$30/M tokens
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
$12/M tokens
Context Window
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
200K tokens
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
1.0M tokens
Capabilities
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
2/4
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
4/4
Max Output
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leadsAnthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
8K tokens
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
66K tokens
Recency
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Oct 2024
Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Feb 2026
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