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Claude Sonnet 4 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite — Pricing & Capability Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4 charges $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes in at $0.10 / $0.40. Context windows span 200K vs 1M tokens respectively.
Input price (per 1M)
Claude Sonnet 4
$3.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
$0.10
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads here
Output price (per 1M)
Claude Sonnet 4
$15.00
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
$0.40
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads here
Context window
Claude Sonnet 4
200,000 tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
1,000,000 tokens
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads here
Cached input
Claude Sonnet 4
$0.300
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Not published
Claude Sonnet 4 leads here
Cost comparison for 10K-token workloads
Side-by-side pricing for identical workloads (10,000 total tokens per request) across different distributions.
| Scenario | Claude Sonnet 4 | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Claude Sonnet 4 cached |
|---|---|---|---|
Balanced conversation 50% input · 50% output | $0.0900 | $0.0025 | $0.0765 |
Input-heavy workflow 80% input · 20% output | $0.0540 | $0.0016 | $0.0324 |
Generation heavy 30% input · 70% output | $0.114 | $0.0031 | $0.106 |
Cached system prompt 90% cached input · 10% fresh output | $0.0420 | $0.0013 | $0.0177 |
Frequently asked questions
Which model is cheaper per million input tokens?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10 per million input tokens versus $3.00 for Claude Sonnet 4.
How do output prices compare?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite charges $0.40 per million output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4 costs $15.00 per million.
Which model supports a larger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite offers 1,000,000 tokens (1M) versus 200K for Claude Sonnet 4.