Model comparison Synced Mar 10, 2026

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools

Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

moderate confidence

Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools leads overall

Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools leads in price and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 remains competitive with advantages in max output.

Best for with Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Long-form content generation

Best for with Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools

Budget-conscious workflowsMulti-modal tasks

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Technical specifications

	Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6	Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools
Provider	Anthropic	Google
Input price	$3/M	$2/M
Output price	$15/M	$12/M
Context window	1.0M	1.0M
Max output	128K	66K
Capabilities	Tool useVisionReasoning	Tool useVisionAudioReasoning
Released	Feb 17, 2026	Feb 25, 2026

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Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

Google: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Custom Tools leads

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

$15/M tokens