Claude 3 Opus vs Gemini 1.5 Pro
Claude 3 Opus and Gemini 1.5 Pro are closely matched at 10.1 and 12.2 on the LLM Stats Score. Gemini 1.5 Pro is 6.9x cheaper per token.
Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude 3 Opus and Gemini 1.5 Pro are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 10.1 and 12.2.
In the 10 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude 3 Opus wins 6; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Gemini 1.5 Pro is roughly 6.9x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
Gemini 1.5 Pro also accepts a larger context window (2,097,152 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3 Opus
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 10 exact shared results
Choose Gemini 1.5 Pro
- cost matters — it's about 6.9x cheaper per token
- you process long inputs — it offers a 2,097,152 token context window
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2024
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Claude 3 Opus · 23 for Gemini 1.5 Pro
Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 6 benchmarks (DROP, GSM8k, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU), while Gemini 1.5 Pro is better at 4 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro).
Claude 3 Opus has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Pro ($2.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 7.5x more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Pro ($10.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Pro.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Gemini 1.5 Pro accepts 2,097,152 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Both Claude 3 Opus and Gemini 1.5 Pro support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude 3 Opus
Gemini 1.5 Pro
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01.
Gemini 1.5 Pro is 2 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.
Feb 29, 2024
2.5 years ago
May 1, 2024
2.3 years ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date.
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Nov 2023
Provider Availability
Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Gemini 1.5 Pro is available from Google.
Claude 3 Opus
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Opus and Gemini 1.5 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Gemini 1.5 Pro.