Short answer: Gemini 3.8 Flash is 1.6x cheaper (0.43¢ vs 0.71¢ a chat). Gemini 3.8 Flash ranks higher overall (#4 vs #9). Gemini 3.8 Flash wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Gemini 3.8 Flash is the clear pick: stronger and cheaper.
AANTHROPICGANG
CLAUDE SONNET 5
ANTHROPIC GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE574 SOURCES
THINKDEEPERWRITECLEANERBUILD SAFER
SAFERIDEASA MOREHUMANTOMORROW
POWER70ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Instruction
75
Reasoning
74
Writing
72
Code
70
Agentic
69
Value
34
LIEUTENANT★★★★
GENERALIST / EXECUTOR
0.71¢ per chat · 141 chats per NZ$1
“Ask me anything. Pay less.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
GGOOGLEGANG
GEMINI 3.8 FLASH
GOOGLE GANG
CRAPGPT.LOLINDEPENDENT AI MODEL REVIEWS
CRAP SCORE684 SOURCES
MULTIMODALINTELLIGENCEFOR A MOREOPENTOMORROW
SEEUNDERSTANDREASONCREATE
POWER82ARENA · EPOCH · AA · CRAPGPT
Reasoning
91
Writing
88
Instruction
85
Agentic
85
Code
78
Value
42
OPERATOR★★★★
GENERALIST / REASONER
0.43¢ per chat · 232 chats per NZ$1
“Polished. Dangerous. Usually right.”
Every model is somebody.
— CRAPGPT.LOL —
Claude Sonnet 5
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Cost per chat (NZD)
0.71¢
0.43¢
Chats per NZ$1
141
232
Overall rank
#9
#4
Vendor
Anthropic
Google
Speciality
General
General
Reasoning
74
91
Code
70
78
Math
63
69
Writing
72
88
Instruction
75
85
Agentic
69
85
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash costs 0.43¢ per typical chat versus 0.71¢ for Claude Sonnet 5 on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or Gemini 3.8 Flash?
Gemini 3.8 Flash ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Gemini 3.8 Flash leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Can I try Claude Sonnet 5 and Gemini 3.8 Flash side by side?
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
