Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Claude Sonnet 5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher in 9 categories and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5 leads 66.2 to 14.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 94.7% for Claude Sonnet 5 and 4.6% for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 54.6 | 29.9 |
| Released | 2026-06-29 | 2024-10-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 51 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 55.5 (#26), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1483 | 1218 |
| DeepSWE | 53.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.7% | — |
| CursorBench | 34.1% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1541 | — |
| SciCode | 54.3% | — |
| GSO | 37.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 68.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,463 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5: 42.8 (#18), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 54.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 65.3% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1194 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,378 | — |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 49.1 (#39), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1461 | 1209 |
| DTBench | 92.5% | 50% |
| SimpleBench | 60.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 75.1% | — |
| CritPt | 16.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 35% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 35% | — |
| LMCA | 50% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 60% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.14 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.21 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |
Math Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 66.2 (#27), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.7% | 4.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1467 | 1207 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 65.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| ProofBench | 77% | — |
Knowledge Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 55.6 (#47), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.5% | 33% |
| LMArena Expert | 1490 | 1185 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.7% | — |
Multimodal Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 42.4 (#31), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | 1044 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 24.9% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1466 | — |
Multilingual Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 53.8 (#55), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1215 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1477 | 1231 |
| LMArena French | 1460 | 1234 |
| LMArena German | 1440 | 1206 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1150 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 1451 | 1236 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1437 | 1212 |
Instruction Following Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 76.3 (#41), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1452 | 1199 |
Long Context Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 44.8 (#55), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | 1219 |
Writing & Preference Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 69.2 (#25), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1442 | 1226 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1218 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1454 | 1185 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1794 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1236 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5 better than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B?
Claude Sonnet 5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.6 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 or Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better for coding?
Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21.