Developer head to head · prices updated Oct 31, 2026

Anthropic vs Google

Claude vs Gemini: every model's API price, compared

Google starts cheaper ($0.05 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens); Google's typical model costs less ($1.50 vs $7.00); Google has the more accurate top model (96.4% vs 95.6% GPQA).

Claude and more

Anthropic

from $0.20 / 1M

20 models · typical $7.00 · top 95.6% GPQA, max reasoning

Gemini and more

Google

from $0.05 / 1M

27 models · typical $1.50 · top 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning

  • Cheaper entry modelGoogle
  • More accurate top modelGoogle
  • Cheaper 85%+ GPQA modelAnthropic
  • More modelsGoogle

The matchups that matter

AnthropicGoogle
Cheapest modelClaude Haiku 5.5 $0.20 via Anthropic · 89.6% GPQA, max reasoningGemma 3 4B IT $0.05 via Amazon Bedrock · 23.2% GPQA
Most accurate (GPQA)Claude Sonnet 5.5 $4.00 via Anthropic · 95.6% GPQA, max reasoningGemini 4 Argon $4.00 via Google Gemini API · 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning
Cheapest with 85%+ GPQAClaude Haiku 5.5 $0.20 via Anthropic · 89.6% GPQA, max reasoningGemini 3 Flash Preview $1.13 via Google Gemini API · 89.4% GPQA, high reasoning
Typical model price$7.00$1.50
Models we track2027

Blended list price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) at each model's cheapest provider; only models at least two providers sell. GPQA Diamond by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting.

Every model, cheapest first

Questions people ask

Is Anthropic cheaper than Google?

No at the cheap end: Google's cheapest model, Gemma 3 4B IT, starts at $0.05 per 1M tokens, against $0.20 for Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5. The typical (median) model costs $7.00 at Anthropic and $1.50 at Google.

Which has the more accurate model, Anthropic or Google?

Anthropic's most accurate model we track, Claude Sonnet 5.5, scores 95.6% GPQA, max reasoning (GPQA Diamond, Epoch AI) for $4.00 per 1M tokens; Google's Gemini 4 Argon scores 96.4% GPQA, high reasoning for $4.00.

How many Anthropic and Google models can I buy through APIs?

We track 20 Anthropic and 27 Google models that at least two providers sell, with prices from each provider's pricing page.