Head to head
Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4
Gemini 2.5 Pro is legacy; Claude Sonnet 4 is retired.
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · stale basis
Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $0.78 per solved task against
Claude Sonnet 4 at $1.96 — ▼ 2.5x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $235 a month.
On output token price alone Gemini 2.5 Pro looks 1.5x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Gemini 2.5 Pro and Claude Sonnet 4| Figure | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Claude Sonnet 4 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $3 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $10 | $15 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.125 | $0.3 |
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| Pass rate | 83% | 61% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.78stale | $1.96stale |
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| Cost per month | $156 | $392 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modelled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Source: Aider polyglot benchmark · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings