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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Claude Opus 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -9.6.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -9.6, ranking #35 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 4.6 wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Opus 4.6

  • overall performance matters — it scores 44.9 and ranks #35 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
44.9
#35
-9.6
#366
Reasoning
45.4
#29
-9.8
#359
Coding
32.8
#39
-4.4
#257
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$5.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$25.00 / M
— / M
Context window
1,000,000
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Math
40.1#16
-6.4#322
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

27 reported for Claude Opus 4.6 · 28 for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

2 shared

Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) 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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Opus 4.6

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20.

Claude Opus 4.6 is 9 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview).

Claude Opus 4.6

Feb 5, 2026

7 months ago

8mo newer
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)'s training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Opus 4.6's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4.6

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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 4.6
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview).

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads the LLM Stats Score 44.9 to -9.6. Claude Opus 4.6 is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 4.6 compare to Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.6 scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.8%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Graphwalks parents >128k: 95.4%, Tau2 Retail: 91.9%. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)?

Claude Opus 4.6 supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (44.9 vs -9.6), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)?

Claude Opus 4.6 is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google.

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