Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Pro is 2.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, ARC-AGI v2, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified), while Gemini 2.5 Pro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Pro costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Pro ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.6 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.6 is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Pro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00
Best providerAnthropic
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.6's 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Pro is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.5 Pro support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude Opus 4.6

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Gemini 2.5 Pro was released on 2025-05-20.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 9 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro.

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

2 months ago

8mo newer
Gemini 2.5 Pro

May 20, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.6

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Gemini 2.5 Pro

Jan 2025

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.6 is available from Anthropic. Gemini 2.5 Pro is available from Google.

Claude Opus 4.6

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $25.00/1M

Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Higher AIME 2025 score (99.8% vs 83.0%)
Higher ARC-AGI v2 score (68.8% vs 4.9%)
Higher GPQA score (91.3% vs 83.0%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (53.1% vs 17.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (80.8% vs 63.2%)
Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6
GoogleGemini 2.5 Pro
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Gemini 2.5 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude Opus 4.6 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.8%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Graphwalks parents >128k: 95.4%, MRCR v2 (8-needle): 93.0%. Gemini 2.5 Pro scores MRCR: 93.0%, AIME 2024: 92.0%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 88.6%, Video-MME: 84.8%, AIME 2025: 83.0%.
Gemini 2.5 Pro is 4.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output via anthropic. Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output via google.
Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemini 2.5 Pro supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 1.0M), input pricing ($5.00 vs $1.25/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Gemini 2.5 Pro is developed by Google.