Electricity Bench

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Claude Fable 5.1

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 3.8 FlashClears tier 3 (partial tier 5) at 20.4% of Google AI Pro per runDOVERALLClaude Fable 5.1Clears tier 4 (partial tier 5) at 28.0% of Claude Max 20x per runBOVERALL
real-world@v3DvsC
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashClaude Fable 5.1Advantage
Capability53%73%+20% (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)
Median task time4m 14s1m 46s2m 28s faster (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.063 / task$0.026 / task$0.037 / task lower (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 20.4% of Google AI Pro (122.4% / 5h, 20.4% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Claude Fable 5.1: 28.0% of Claude Max 20x (28.0% / 5h, 5.0% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds about 7.2 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

spec-planning@v1DvsC
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashClaude Fable 5.1Advantage
Capability39%74%+36% (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)
Median task time2m 39s6m 51s4m 12s faster (Gemini 3.8 Flash leads)
Approx. task cost$0.022 / task$0.051 / task$0.029 / task lower (Gemini 3.8 Flash leads)

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1.9% of Google AI Pro (11.7% / 5h, 1.9% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Claude Fable 5.1: 15.0% of Claude Max 20x (15.0% / 5h, 2.0% / 1w) per run. Its weekly limit holds about 7.2 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Each figure is a share of that agent's own plan, so there is no delta to draw.

vibe-coding@v1DvsB
DimensionGemini 3.8 FlashClaude Fable 5.1Advantage
Capability52%85%+32% (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)
Median task time7m 7s3m 48s3m 19s faster (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)
Approx. task cost$0.046 / task$0.025 / task$0.021 / task lower (Claude Fable 5.1 leads)

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 1.0% of Google AI Pro (6.0% / 5h, 1.0% / 1w) per good solve. Its weekly limit holds 6 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. Claude Fable 5.1: 1.8% of Claude Max 20x (1.8% / 5h, 0.2% / 1w) per good solve. Its weekly limit holds about 7.2 of the week's 33.6 5h windows. 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 3.8 Flash or Claude Fable 5.1?

Claude Fable 5.1 clears higher: tier 4 of 5 versus tier 3 for Gemini 3.8 Flash on real-world@v3, our private suite of real-world coding problems. Latest measurement 2026-09-02.