Intelligence
wins
46.5
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
35.9
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview from Google and Claude Sonnet 4.6 from Anthropic are shown side by side so you can compare pricing, model IDs, context and output limits, modalities, tool use, release details, and benchmark results where data is available.
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
Basic Information
Name
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Model id
Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewgemini-3.1-pro-preview
Intro
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview is presented as a reliability-focused refinement of Gemini 3 Pro. Google’s preview notes emphasize better thinking, token efficiency, grounding, factuality, software engineering, agentic tool use, and multi-step execution. The preview label matters: it should be described as an advanced but evolving model for teams testing the next Pro behavior.
Author
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle
Released date
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview2026-02-19
Name
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude Sonnet 4.6
Model id
Claude Sonnet 4.6claude-sonnet-4.6
Intro
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude Sonnet 4.6 is presented as a broad upgrade for coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Anthropic materials describe it as a strong middle tier with 1M-context beta support and better agent behavior. It is suited to teams that want near-frontier capability with more practical cost and latency than Opus.
Author
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
Released date
Claude Sonnet 4.62026-02-17
Pricing
Input
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$2/M
Output
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$12/M
Cached input
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$0.2/M
Input
Claude Sonnet 4.6$3/M
Output
Claude Sonnet 4.6$15/M
Cached input
Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.3/M
Context & Output
Context length
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview1M
Max output tokens
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview65.5K
Context length
Claude Sonnet 4.61M
Max output tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.664K
Capabilities
Reasoning
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Knowledge
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview2025-01-01
Attachment
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Input modalities
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewAudio, Image, PDF, Text, Video
Output modalities
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewText
Temperature
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Tool use
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Reasoning
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Knowledge
Claude Sonnet 4.62025-08-31
Attachment
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input modalities
Claude Sonnet 4.6Image, PDF, Text
Output modalities
Claude Sonnet 4.6Text
Temperature
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Tool use
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Benchmark
Coding
wins
55.5
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
46.4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
Knowledge & Reasoning
GPQA
wins94.1%
HLE
wins44.7%
GPQA
79.9%
HLE
13.2%
Coding
SciCode
wins58.9%
Terminal-Bench Hard
wins53.8%
SciCode
46.9%
Terminal-Bench Hard
46.2%
Instruction Following & Agent Tasks
IFBench
wins77.1%
AA-LCR
wins72.7%
Tau2
wins95.6%
IFBench
41.2%
AA-LCR
57.7%
Tau2
79.5%
FAQ
Which model is better, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview or Claude Sonnet 4.6?+
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Claude Sonnet 4.6 should be compared by workload. This page places price, context, output limits, capabilities, and benchmark data side by side.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?+
Use the pricing rows above to compare input, output, and cached input prices for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Claude Sonnet 4.6.
Which model supports a longer context length?+
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview lists 1M context length, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 lists 1M.
Can I access both models through TokenHub?+
If both models are available in the TokenHub catalog, you can route requests to Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview and Claude Sonnet 4.6 through the TokenHub API.