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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Anthropic's balanced flagship against Google's long-context capability tier.

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What the numbers say

Derived from the live registry Zeplik routes and bills against. Credits: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin.

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Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic

Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most capable Sonnet-class model, with frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work.

Provider
Anthropic
Context window
1M tokens
Input price
24.0 credits / 1M tokens ($2.00 raw)
Output price
120 credits / 1M tokens ($10.00 raw)
Vision (image input)
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Extended reasoning
No

Best for

  • Hard problems where answer quality matters more than cost: strategy, analysis, difficult writing
  • Very long documents and codebases: a 1M-token window fits entire books or repositories in one conversation
  • Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text
  • Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Google

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is Google’s frontier reasoning model, delivering enhanced software engineering performance, improved agentic reliability, and more efficient token usage across complex workflows.

Provider
Google
Context window
1.0M tokens
Input price
24.0 credits / 1M tokens ($2.00 raw)
Output price
144 credits / 1M tokens ($12.00 raw)
Vision (image input)
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Extended reasoning
No

Best for

  • High-volume everyday tasks where speed and cost matter: summaries, drafts, quick questions
  • Very long documents and codebases: a 1.0M-token window fits entire books or repositories in one conversation
  • Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text
  • Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows

Try both on Zeplik

The honest answer to most model debates is to run your own prompt on both. Zeplik puts Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview in the same chat, so you can switch mid-conversation and compare answers on the work you actually do.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?
Claude Sonnet 5 is about 1.2x cheaper on output tokens (120 vs 144 credits per 1M). Claude Sonnet 5 is the newer release (June 2026 vs February 2026).
Is Claude Sonnet 5 or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview cheaper?
Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper: 120 credits per million output tokens against 144. 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, at 1.0M tokens against 1M.
Can I use both Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview on Zeplik?
Yes. Zeplik is a multi-model chat, so both sit behind one account and you can switch between them mid-conversation to compare answers on your own prompt.
Do Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview need a paid plan?
Both need a paid plan (Plus or above). Usage is then billed in credits from your monthly allowance.

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