Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 3
A detailed comparison to help you choose the right AI tool for your needs.
Feature Comparison
Feature
Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 3
Ratings
Overall Rating
4.8
4.8
Coding
4.7
4.7
Writing
4.9
4.5
Reasoning
4.7
4.8
Speed
4.6
4.7
Value
4.9
5.0
Pricing
Monthly Price
$20
$20
Free Tier
Input (per 1M tokens)
$3
$1.25
Output (per 1M tokens)
$15
$5
Features
Context Window
200K
1049K
Vision/Images
Audio
Video
Code Generation
AI Agents
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Pros
- Best value for money
- Excellent writing quality
- Fast response times
- Strong coding abilities
- Free tier available
Cons
- Not as powerful as Opus for complex tasks
- Usage limits on free tier
Gemini 3 Pro
Pros
- Best value - cheapest premium model
- Massive 1M+ token context
- First model to hit 1500 Elo
- True multimodal (video, audio, text, images)
- Excellent for large codebases
Cons
- Writing style less polished than Claude
- Google ecosystem integration can be limiting
- Deep Think mode limited to Ultra subscribers
Choose Sonnet 4.5 if you need:
Daily coding tasks, writing, general use
Choose Gemini 3 if you need:
Large projects, budget-conscious users, multimodal tasks
Ready to get started?
Both tools offer free tiers or trials. Try them out and see which one works best for your workflow.