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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Google Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateJun 20 2024Feb 1 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Science
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 226 days before Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 226 days before Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
When was Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite released?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite was released by Google on Feb 1 2025.

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