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Provider comparison · Updated 12 Oct 2026

Anthropic vs Google

18 models vs 39 models

Google is cheaper at the median: $0.50 against $5.00 per 1M input tokens across paid models, about 10× less. Its cheapest paid model, Gemma 3 4B ($0.05), compares with Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10) at Anthropic. Anthropic lists 18 models; Google lists 39 models.

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At a glance

Standard tier, paid models · highlighted = better

Anthropic
Google
Models listed
18
39
Cheapest input / 1M
$0.10
$0.05
Median in / out
$5.00 / $25.00
$0.50 / $2.50
Highest input / 1M
$15.00
$2.00
Largest context
1M
1.05M
Batch-tier models
15 of 18
9 of 39
Open-weight models
0
13
Free models
0
4
Vision models listed
0
3
Audio models listed
0
1

Costs for real workloads

Cheapest paid model from each provider that fits the job · monthly

Support chatbot10k chats/day · 1.5k in, 300 out
$90.00 · Claude Haiku 5.5
$31.50 · Gemma 3 4B
RAG over documents2k queries/day · 12k in, 500 out
$87.00 · Claude Haiku 5.5
$39.00 · Gemma 3 4B
Coding agent300 tasks/day · 60k in, 8k out
$90.00 · Claude Haiku 5.5
$34.20 · Gemma 3 4B

Derived from standard-tier prices, 30 days. “Fits the job” means the context window holds the prompt and reply. Excludes batch and caching.

Cheapest model for each capability

Input / output per 1M

Capability Anthropic Google
1M contextClaude Haiku 5.5 $0.10 / $0.50Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite $0.25 / $1.50
Paid standard-tier models. A model counts only for what its record lists; one with nothing recorded is not counted.

Line-up by price tier

Paid models · input per 1M

Tier Anthropic Google
Flagship $3+Claude Opus 4.1 $15.00
Claude Opus 4 $15.00
Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00
Claude Fable 5 $10.00
Claude Opus 5 $5.00
+8 more		None listed
Mid $0.50–$3Claude Haiku 4.5 $1.00
Claude Sonnet 5 $2.00
Claude Sonnet 5.5 $2.00
Gemini 3 Flash Preview $0.50
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) $0.50
Gemma 2 27B $0.65
Gemini 3.6 Flash $0.75
Gemini 3.7 Flash $0.75
+7 more
Budget under $0.50Claude Haiku 5.5 $0.10
Gemma 3 4B $0.05
Gemma 3 12B $0.05
Gemma 4 26B A4B $0.07
Gemma 3 27B $0.08
Gemma 4 31B $0.09
+6 more
Open weights any priceNone listedNone listed

Questions

Is Anthropic or Google cheaper?
Google at the median: $0.50 against $5.00 for Anthropic per 1M input tokens. Median is across each provider's paid standard-tier models, so a provider with many small models can look cheaper than its flagship is.
Which provider has more models?
Google lists more: Anthropic 18, Google 39. Counts are models with a page in our catalogue.
Do both offer batch pricing?
Anthropic: 15 models list a batch tier. Google: 9 models list a batch tier. Where a model lists both, batch is a median 50% of standard for Anthropic and 50% for Google.
Which has the larger context window?
Google has the larger: Claude Fable 5 (1M tokens) at Anthropic, Gemini 2.5 Flash (1.05M) at Google.
Does either provider offer open-weight models?
Anthropic: none marked open-weight. Google: 13 open-weight models.
Does either have free models?
Anthropic: none listed at no per-token charge. Google: 4 models.

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