Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) vs Gemini 3 Flash Preview: API price and specs
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 90% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on input price.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 88% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on output price.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 89% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Gemini 3 Flash Preview has a 424.3% larger context than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest).
| Field | Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $2.50 +900% | $0.25 |
| Median input, per 1M | $5.00 +900% | $0.50 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $12.50 +733.3% | $1.50 |
| Median output, per 1M | $25.00 +733.3% | $3.00 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $5.00 +809.1% | $0.55 |
| Context | 200K +80.9% | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Providers | 30 | 17 +43.3% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | GLOBAL |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text | application/pdf, audio, audio/aac, audio/aiff, audio/alaw, audio/flac, audio/l16, audio/m4a, audio/mp3, audio/mpeg, audio/mulaw, audio/ogg, audio/opus, audio/wav, audio/webm, file, image, image/heic, image/heif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/3gpp, video/avi, video/mov, video/mp4, video/mpeg, video/mpg, video/webm, video/wmv, video/x-flv |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | openrouter | kilo |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
302ai, abacus, aihubmix, edenai, fastrouter, helicone, jiekou, kilo, meganova, ofox, openrouter, orcarouter, perplexity-agent, requesty, trustedrouter, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 90% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on input price. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 88% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on output price. Gemini 3 Flash Preview is 89% cheaper than Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) or Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
Claude Opus 4.5 (latest): 200K tokens; Gemini 3 Flash Preview: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Claude Opus 4.5 (latest) and Gemini 3 Flash Preview?
302ai, abacus, aihubmix, edenai, fastrouter, helicone, jiekou, kilo, meganova, ofox, openrouter, orcarouter, perplexity-agent, requesty, trustedrouter, zenmux