Electricity Bench

gemini-3.7-flash vs claude-haiku-4-5

Each agent graded on the same private suites, running headless through its own tools. Advantages are oriented so a win is a win, whichever way the metric runs.

gemini-3.7-flashClears tier 3 (partial tier 5) at 11.3% of Google AI Pro per runCOVERALLclaude-haiku-4-5Clears tier 2 (partial tier 5) at 5.0% of Claude Max 20x per runDOVERALL
real-world@v3DvsC
Dimensiongemini-3.7-flashclaude-haiku-4-5Advantage
Capability53%63%+10% (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)
Median task time2m 50s3m 58s1m 7s faster (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.035 / task$0.005 / task$0.030 / task lower (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)

gemini-3.7-flash: 11.3% of Google AI Pro (67.8% / 5h, 11.3% / 1w) per run. claude-haiku-4-5: 5.0% of Claude Max 20x (5.0% / 5h, 1.0% / 1w) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1DvsF
Dimensiongemini-3.7-flashclaude-haiku-4-5Advantage
Capability40%24%+16% (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Median task time1m 59s3m 4s1m 5s faster (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.014 / task$0.003 / task$0.011 / task lower (claude-haiku-4-5 leads)

gemini-3.7-flash: 1.2% of Google AI Pro (7.3% / 5h, 1.2% / 1w) per run. claude-haiku-4-5: 1.0% of Claude Max 20x (1.0% / 5h) per run. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

vibe-coding@v1BvsF
Dimensiongemini-3.7-flashclaude-haiku-4-5Advantage
Capability79%23%+56% (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Median task time4m 7s4m 18s11s faster (gemini-3.7-flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.029 / tasknot measured-

gemini-3.7-flash: 0.6% of Google AI Pro (3.7% / 5h, 0.6% / 1w) per good solve. claude-haiku-4-5: 0.0% of Claude Max 20x per good solve. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

Grades and deltas are comparable only within a suite version. See methodology.

Frequently asked questions

Which is better for coding, gemini-3.7-flash or claude-haiku-4-5?

gemini-3.7-flash clears higher: tier 3 of 5 versus tier 2 for claude-haiku-4-5 on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-08-16.