Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Claude 3 Opus Comparison

Comparing Gemini 2.0 Flash and Claude 3 Opus across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 2.0 Flash outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Claude 3 Opus is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.0 Flash costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.0 Flash ($0.10/1M tokens) is 150.0x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.0 Flash ($0.40/1M tokens) is 187.5x cheaper than Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Gemini 2.0 Flash.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Gemini 2.0 Flash

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.40

Best providerGoogle

Claude 3 Opus

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.0 Flash accepts 1,048,576 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 2.0 Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Input1,048,576 tokens

Output8,192 tokens

Claude 3 Opus

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 2.0 Flash and Claude 3 Opus support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Claude 3 Opus

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.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash was released on 2024-12-01, while Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29.

Gemini 2.0 Flash is 9 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Dec 1, 2024

1.3 years ago

9mo newer

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash's training data extends to 2024-08-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Opus's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

Aug 2024

Claude 3 Opus

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.0 Flash is available from Google. Claude 3 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.