Claude Instant vs Gemini 3.5 Flash
Anthropic vs Google — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Gemini 3.5 Flash has the higher intelligence index (92.2 vs 28.4)
- •Claude Instant is cheaper ($0.00 vs $1.50 per 1M input)
| Claude Instant | Gemini 3.5 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 28.4 | 92.2 |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Type | LLM | Multimodal |
| Access | — | API only |
| Context window | — | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Input price | $0.00 / 1M | $1.50 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.00 / 1M | $9.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 221 tok/s |
| Released | March 14, 2023 | May 19, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text, Image, Audio, Video |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Claude Instant
Gemini 3.5 Flash
GPQA Diamond
33
92.2
Humanity’s Last Exam
3.8
41