Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $1 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Pick Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview when budget and context both matter.
Pricing data updated:
Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is estimated at $8 vs $10.5 for Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest, saving $2.5 (23.8% lower).
Cost-first pickGemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Context-first pickGemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Sample savings$2.523.8%
10x traffic gap$25
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $25. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $22.5 | $16 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $18 | $14 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | $78 | $62 |
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $3 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $2.5 cheaper on the standard workload (23.8% lower).
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the lower input price; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the lower output price; Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $10.5 for Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest and $8 for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview.
Choose Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is estimated at $8 vs $10.5 for Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest, saving $2.5 (23.8% lower).
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $2.5 cheaper on the standard workload (23.8% lower).
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $1 cheaper per 1M input tokens (33.3% lower; 1.5x difference).
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is $3 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has 48.58K more context (1.05x larger).
| Feature | Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest (Anthropic) | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $3 | $2 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $15 | $12 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $10.5 | $8 |
| Context Window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is estimated at $8 vs $10.5 for Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest, saving $2.5 (23.8% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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