Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
何时用哪一个
在输入、输出和缓存读取方面,claude-sonnet-5-5 每 token 的成本比 gemini-3.8-flash 高约 2.7x(每百万 $2/$10/$0.2 对比 $0.75/$3.75/$0.075)。当你需要来自文本和图像输入的长单次响应时,请选择它,其输出 token 达 128,000(对比 65,536)。若需进行更便宜的大吞吐量工作、略微更大的上下文(1048576 对比 1000000 token)以及音频或视频输入,请选择 gemini-3.8-flash,而 claude-sonnet-5-5 不接收此类输入。
Benchmark 成绩
Claude Sonnet 5.5:厂商没有公布过 benchmark 成绩。
厂商公布: Alibaba (Qwen) Anthropic ByteDance DeepSeek Google MiniMax Moonshot OpenAI Tencent Z.ai
定价
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 输入 / 1M tokens | $2 | $0.75 | 2.7× |
| 输出 / 1M tokens | $10 | $3.75 | 2.7× |
| 缓存读取 / 1M tokens | $0.2 | $0.075 | 2.7× |
| 缓存写入 | 1.25x (5m) / 2x (1h) | - | - |
费率取自构建时的实时目录;每个模型页面均附有当前的费率卡。
它们的位置 — 以该计费单位计费的所有 76 个 聊天 模型的 每 1M token 的输入价格(对数刻度)
能力
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| 工具使用 | 是 | 是 |
| 思考控制 | 始终开启 | 是 —— 厂商未公布调节参数 |
| 结构化输出 | 是 | 是 |
| 提示词缓存 | 显式(由您标记前缀) | 隐式 + 显式 |
| 缓存生存时间 | 5m default, 1h option | 未公开 |
| 最小缓存前缀 | 1024 个 token | 4096 个 token |
规格
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemini 3.8 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| 输入模态 | 文本 图像 | 文本 图像 音频 视频 |
| 输出模态 | 文本 | 文本 |
| 发布日期 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-02 |
| 知识截止日期 | 2026-06 | 2026-03 |
| 上下文窗口 | 1M | 1M |
| 最大输出 | 128K | 66K |
| 思考参数 | thinking.type | - |
| 允许的值 | thinking.type
| - |
| 默认值 | adaptive, effort high | - |
规格转录自各供应商的文档;若供应商未发布某项数据,则直接省略该行,而非进行推断。 完整来源: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Gemini 3.8 Flash
单个 Prompt,两个模型 —— 通过网关实测
Claude Sonnet 5.5 通过 · 3 sentences
Enabling reasoning makes the model "think" before it answers, and that internal thinking is generated as extra text (reasoning tokens) that we are billed for at the same rate as output tokens, even though users never see it. Output tokens also cost several times more than input tokens, so a single request that used to produce a short answer can now generate many times more billable text behind the scenes. Because our request volume and prompts didn't change, the doubling comes almost entirely from this hidden thinking, and we can bring it down by limiting reasoning effort, turning it off for simple tasks, and reserving it for the workloads where the accuracy gain justifies the cost.
输出 205 tok 延迟 3.6 s
Gemini 3.8 Flash 通过 · 3 sentences
When we enabled reasoning, the model began generating hidden "thinking tokens" to work through logic step-by-step before producing a final answer. Because AI vendors bill for every single token processed—visible or not—this internal deliberation dramatically inflated our billable volume per query. In short, while our total number of user requests remained flat, the cost per transaction doubled to buy higher accuracy on complex tasks.
输出 705 tok (+624 思考) 延迟 6.4 s
指令遵循(恰好三句,可数)、受众适配(面向 CFO 的语气),以及下方 token 计量所暴露的隐藏思考计费缺口。
Claude Sonnet 5.5 通过 · 8/8 cases
**The bug:** `cur` counts the number of *adjacent equal pairs* rather than the number of items in the run. A run of length k contains only k−1 such pairs, so every result is one too small. The counter also starts at 0 and the loop starts at index 1, so a single-element list never updates `best` and returns 0 instead of 1. (An empty list should return 0.) In addition, `cur` resets to 0 on a mismatch, when it should reset to 1, because the item at `xs[i]` begins a new run of length 1. The claim that it "misses runs ending at the last index" is really the same off-by-one: the final run is counted, but as one less than its true length. Because `best` is updated inside the loop on every extension, the last run isn't skipped. […]
输出 444 tok 延迟 6.7 s
Gemini 3.8 Flash 通过 · 8/8 cases
Here is the corrected function: ```python def longest_run(xs): if not xs: return 0 best = 1 cur = 1 for i in range(1, len(xs)): if xs[i] == xs[i - 1]: cur += 1 best = max(best, cur) else: cur = 1 return best ``` ### Explanation of the Bug The original function counted equal-neighbor transitions rather than the actual items making up each run. Because `cur` started at `0` (and was reset to `0` on mismatches), every run was undercounted by one: single-element lists returned `0` because the loop never executed, and any subsequent run—including those ending at the last index—recorded a count of $N - 1$ instead of $N$. The fix handles empty input upfront, initializes both `cur` and `best` to `1` (since any single element forms a run of length 1), and resets `cur` to `1` whenever a new run begins.
输出 1393 tok (+1149 思考) 延迟 10.1 s
修复是否真的正确(可运行)、解释的信息密度,以及在一个边界明确的任务上的 token 效率。
Claude Sonnet 5.5 通过 · 5/5 fields, guidance null
Here is the extracted JSON: ```json { "company": "Meridian Robotics", "quarter": "September quarter", "revenue_usd_m": 412, "growth_pct": 11, "guidance": null } ``` Notes on the choices: - **quarter**: The text says "September quarter" without specifying a fiscal year or Q-number, so I kept the wording as stated. - **revenue_usd_m**: The text gives "412" for the topline, with no currency or unit stated explicitly. I've taken it as 412 million USD per the field definition, but the text does not confirm that, and the figure is constant-currency. - **growth_pct**: "Eleven and change" means slightly above 11, so 11 is an approximation. The exact figure isn't given. - **guidance**: Guidance is withheld pending the Q4 close, so no guidance is stated, hence null.
输出 300 tok 延迟 3.5 s
Gemini 3.8 Flash 通过 · 5/5 fields, guidance null
```json { "company": "Meridian Robotics", "quarter": "September quarter", "revenue_usd_m": 412, "growth_pct": null, "guidance": null } ```
输出 3989 tok (+3932 思考) 延迟 30.4 s
schema 服从度(不臆造字段)、幻觉压力(guidance 明确被暂缓给出),以及结构化输出路径的差异。
Claude Sonnet 5.5 通过 · 122 words, 0 banned, 1 question
**Introducing Cross-Provider Prompt Caching** Your API gateway now caches prompts across every connected LLM provider, whether you route traffic to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or a self-hosted model. Here's how it works: the gateway fingerprints each prompt prefix, stores it centrally, and applies the right provider-specific caching mechanism automatically. When you switch providers or fail over during an outage, your cached context follows you. Early testing shows input token costs dropping by up to 70% on repeated system prompts and long documents, with latency improvements of 40% or more on cache hits. Tired of paying to send the same instructions thousands of times a day? Enable it with one configuration flag. Cache rules, TTLs, and per-team isolation are available in the dashboard today.
输出 266 tok 延迟 3.8 s
Gemini 3.8 Flash 通过 · 120 words, 0 banned, 1 question
Why pay multiple model providers for the exact same output? Introducing Universal Prompt Cache, our latest API gateway capability engineered to cut compute expenses and drop inference latency. When your application makes a call, the gateway inspects a central memory layer before routing traffic to external LLMs. If an identical query was previously processed by OpenAI, Anthropic, or Mistral, our gateway returns that response immediately. This shared cache eliminates duplicate token fees and insulates your production apps from vendor rate limits or unexpected downtime. Developers can easily customize expiration settings, enforce strict data privacy controls, and configure invalidation logic across every endpoint. Stop wasting your budget on repeated queries. Enable prompt caching in your dashboard to accelerate your pipeline today.
输出 3833 tok (+3688 思考) 延迟 21.8 s
约束服从度(字数预算、禁用词表、唯一的那句问句)、文风指纹,以及长度控制。
只需一行代码即可在它们之间切换
两个 ID 都包含在下方的每个选项卡中 — 高亮显示的两行是唯一的修改。相同的端点,相同的密钥,相同的请求结构。
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://synthorai.io/v1",
api_key="sk-syn-...",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="claude-sonnet-5-5",
# model="gemini-3.8-flash", # 取消注释此行,注释上一行
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this diff"}],
reasoning_effort="medium",
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://synthorai.io/v1",
apiKey: "sk-syn-...",
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "claude-sonnet-5-5",
// model: "gemini-3.8-flash", // 取消注释此行,注释上一行
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Summarize this diff" }],
reasoning_effort: "medium",
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);curl https://synthorai.io/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-syn-..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
# "model": "gemini-3.8-flash", # 取消注释此行,注释上一行
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
"reasoning_effort": "medium"
}'package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"github.com/openai/openai-go/v3"
"github.com/openai/openai-go/v3/option"
)
func main() {
client := openai.NewClient(
option.WithBaseURL("https://synthorai.io/v1"),
option.WithAPIKey("sk-syn-..."),
)
resp, _ := client.Chat.Completions.New(context.TODO(), openai.ChatCompletionNewParams{
Model: "claude-sonnet-5-5",
// Model: "gemini-3.8-flash", // 取消注释此行,注释上一行
Messages: []openai.ChatCompletionMessageParamUnion{
openai.UserMessage("Summarize this diff"),
},
ReasoningEffort: openai.ReasoningEffortMedium,
})
fmt.Println(resp.Choices[0].Message.Content)
}import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;
import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;
import com.openai.models.chat.completions.*;
import com.openai.models.ReasoningEffort;
OpenAIClient client = OpenAIOkHttpClient.builder()
.baseUrl("https://synthorai.io/v1")
.apiKey("sk-syn-...")
.build();
ChatCompletion resp = client.chat().completions().create(
ChatCompletionCreateParams.builder()
.model("claude-sonnet-5-5")
// .model("gemini-3.8-flash") // 取消注释此行,注释上一行
.addUserMessage("Summarize this diff")
.reasoningEffort(ReasoningEffort.MEDIUM)
.build());
System.out.println(resp.choices().get(0).message().content().orElse(""));常见问题
Claude Sonnet 5.5 和 Gemini 3.8 Flash 哪个更便宜?
在 输入 / 1m tokens 方面,Gemini 3.8 Flash 更便宜($0.75 对比 $2,相差 2.7×)。其他行可能得出相反的结论——上方表格提供了完整信息,实际成本取决于你的组合使用情况。
我可以在不进行两次集成的情况下,对 Claude Sonnet 5.5 和 Gemini 3.8 Flash 进行 A/B 测试吗?
可以。两者均通过同一个兼容 OpenAI 的端点提供服务,并使用同一把 API 密钥——切换只需更改一行模型字符串,因此你可以将一部分流量路由到各个模型并直接比较账单。
Claude Sonnet 5.5 和 Gemini 3.8 Flash 支持提示词缓存吗?
是的 —— 两者对缓存读取的计费均低于其输入费率,因此热前缀工作负载的成本低于标价。准确的缓存读取行位于上方的定价表中。