Gemini 1.5 Flash is 100% cheaper than Claude 3 Opus on blended 3:1 token pricing. Gemini 1.5 Flash costs $0.07/1M in and $0.30/1M out, while Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/1M in and $75.00/1M out.
Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Claude 3 Opus
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between Google and Anthropic.
| Metric / Feature | Gemini 1.5 Flash (Google) | Claude 3 Opus (Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $0.07 | $15.00 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $0.30 | $75.00 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | $0.019/1M | $1.500/1M |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $0.131 / 1M | $30.000 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 128k |
| Multimodal Vision | ✅ Supported | ✅ Supported |
| MMLU Benchmark | 78.9% | 86.8% |
| Throughput & Latency | Ultra-Fast (~100 t/s) | Standard (~22 t/s) |
| Best For | High-frequency API calls, audio processing, bulk document summarization | Deep academic research, philosophical analysis, complex multi-document synthesis |
When to Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash
Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash if your workload requires high-frequency api calls, audio processing, bulk document summarization. Ideal for teams needing Google's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Claude 3 Opus
Choose Claude 3 Opus if your primary objective is deep academic research, philosophical analysis, complex multi-document synthesis. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with Anthropic.
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