Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini Pro Comparison
Compare Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 with Google's Gemini Pro. Safety, reasoning, and cost analysis.
Quick Summary
Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers superior reasoning and safety features, while Gemini 2.5 Pro provides better value for basic tasks.
Winner: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Pricing Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input
$3/1M tokens
Output
$15/1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input
$1.25/1M tokens
Output
$10/1M tokens
Key Differences
- Claude has stronger safety guardrails
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is more cost-effective
- Claude has better long-form reasoning
- Gemini 2.5 Pro has faster response times
- Claude is more transparent about limitations
Best Use Cases
Claude Sonnet 4.6
- Research and analysis
- Safety-critical applications
- Long document processing
- Ethical AI applications
- Complex reasoning tasks
Gemini 2.5 Pro
- High-volume applications
- Cost-sensitive projects
- Quick content generation
- Google ecosystem integration
- Multilingual applications