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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite benchmark

Name: Claude Opus 4.8 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite AI benchmark comparison
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This page compares Claude Opus 4.8 (Anthropic) and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (Google) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite wins on output price at $1.5/1M. Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has the larger context window (1M tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

Prior Opus generation still billed at $5/$25. Kept as a compare baseline against Opus 5.

Elo 1,598$25/1M out

Google

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite). Preview until a second source matches.

$1.5/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude Opus 4.8 (7)vsGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (3)

Claude Opus 4.8: 7W (70%)Overall: Claude Opus 4.8Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 3W (30%)

← Claude Opus 4.8Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite →

Claude Opus 4.8 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,598vs—

Coding Elo

1,604vs—

SWE-bench

78.4%vs—

LiveBench

73.6%vs—

GPQA Diamond

86.2%vs—

Claude Opus 4.8: 5WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0W

Claude Opus 4.8 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

66 tok/svs—

Time to first token

330 msvs—

Claude Opus 4.8: 2WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0W

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$25/1Mvs$1.5/1M

Input price

$5/1Mvs$0.25/1M

Context window

1Mvs1M

Claude Opus 4.8: 0WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 3W

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Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageClaude Opus 4.8 4/6

Preference Elo

No shared data

Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

$23.50/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,598

EloHigh is better

—

Code Elo

High is better

1,604

Code EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

73.6%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

78.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

86.2%

GPQAHigh is better

—

TTFT

Low is better

330 ms

TTFTLow is better

—

Speed

High is better

66 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

—

In $

Low is better

$5/1M

In $Low is better

$0.25/1M+1900%

Out $

Low is better

$25/1M

Out $Low is better

$1.5/1M+1567%

Context

High is better

ContextHigh is better

1M+5%

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 94% with Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Claude Opus 4.8$550.00 / mo

In: $175.00Out: $375.00

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite$31.25 / mo

In: $8.75Out: $22.50

Estimated Cost Delta

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is estimated to save $518.75/month ($6,225/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite:Pick Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite when you are optimizing output cost.
2
Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite:Pick Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 4.8	Claude Opus 4.8 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchJun 20, 2026

Keep Opus 4.8 on the board: a baseline, not a flagship

Opus 4.8 still bills $5/$25. We keep it so Opus 5 vs 4.8 is a real generation delta, not marketing.

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

Elo 1,598

LiveBench73.6%

SWE-bench78.4%

Speed66 tok/s

Output cost$25/1M

Google

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$1.5/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 4.8 and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Claude Opus 4.8 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Claude Opus 4.8 (7)vsGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (3)

Claude Opus 4.8: 7W (70%)Overall: Claude Opus 4.8Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 3W (30%)

← Claude Opus 4.8Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite →

Claude Opus 4.8 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,598vs—

Coding Elo

1,604vs—

SWE-bench

78.4%vs—

LiveBench

73.6%vs—

GPQA Diamond

86.2%vs—

Claude Opus 4.8: 5WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0W

Claude Opus 4.8 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

66 tok/svs—

Time to first token

330 msvs—

Claude Opus 4.8: 2WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 0W

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$25/1Mvs$1.5/1M

Input price

$5/1Mvs$0.25/1M

Context window

1Mvs1M

Claude Opus 4.8: 0WGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 3W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGoogle: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionClaude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Lower output list price ($1.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite	Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / vision	Claude Opus 4.8	Claude Opus 4.8 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite output tokens are $1.5/1M versus $25/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Claude Opus 4.8 or Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts 1M tokens versus 1M.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude Opus 4.8 and Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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No shared data

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

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Speed & Latency

Pricing & Capacity

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

No shared data

No shared data

Google: Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Key Selection Recommendations

Recommended Workload Routing

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

Keep Opus 4.8 on the board: a baseline, not a flagship

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