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Claude vs Gemini: coding, Elo, and output price — not a brand mashup
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CompareLLM Intelligence Desk·Jul 24, 2026

Claude vs Gemini: coding, Elo, and output price — not a brand mashup

Top Anthropic vs top Google. Usually Opus 5 vs 3.6 Pro. Two different invoices.

Search intent: claude vs gemini

Evaluated Models (7):
Claude Opus 5Anthropic
Gemini 3.6 ProGoogle
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic
Claude 3 OpusAnthropic
Claude Opus 4Anthropic
Share Analysis:
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Verified Benchmark Scorecard7 Models Evaluated

Claude Opus 5 & Frontier Peer Benchmark Comparison

Live benchmark scores, throughput speeds, and token pricing with dynamic peer comparison.

LMSYS Arena Elo1,624Claude Opus 5
SWE-bench Verified79.2%Coding resolve %
Throughput Speed72 tok/sGeneration rate
Output Price / 1M$25.00List rate
Interactive Model Comparison:7 models selected
Claude Opus 5ArticleGemini 3.6 ProArticleClaude Opus 4.5ArticleClaude Opus 4.6ArticleClaude Opus 4.8ArticleClaude 3 OpusArticleClaude Opus 4Article
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
1,624
Gemini 3.6 Pro
1,570
Claude Opus 4.5
1,568
Claude Opus 4.6
1,574
Claude Opus 4.8
1,598
Claude 3 Opus
1,248
Claude Opus 4
1,490
Coding EloProgramming preference
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
1,618
Gemini 3.6 Pro
1,566
Claude Opus 4.5
1,574
Claude Opus 4.6
1,570
Claude Opus 4.8
1,604
Claude 3 Opus
—
Claude Opus 4
1,502
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
79.2%
Gemini 3.6 Pro
74.6%
Claude Opus 4.5
76.8%
Claude Opus 4.6
75.9%
Claude Opus 4.8
78.4%
Claude 3 Opus
38.4%
Claude Opus 4
72.5%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
87.1%
Gemini 3.6 Pro
84.4%
Claude Opus 4.5
84.1%
Claude Opus 4.6
84.8%
Claude Opus 4.8
86.2%
Claude 3 Opus
50.4%
Claude Opus 4
80.4%
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
quality
Claude Opus 5Best
74.8%
Gemini 3.6 Pro
71.8%
Claude Opus 4.5
71.2%
Claude Opus 4.6
72%
Claude Opus 4.8
73.6%
Claude 3 Opus
46.2%
Claude Opus 4
66.8%
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
speed
Claude Opus 5
72 tok/s
Gemini 3.6 ProBest
102 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.5
62 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.6
64 tok/s
Claude Opus 4.8
66 tok/s
Claude 3 Opus
48 tok/s
Claude Opus 4
58 tok/s
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
speed
Claude Opus 5
310 ms
Gemini 3.6 ProBest
205 ms
Claude Opus 4.5
380 ms
Claude Opus 4.6
360 ms
Claude Opus 4.8
330 ms
Claude 3 Opus
420 ms
Claude Opus 4
390 ms
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
price
Claude Opus 5
$25/1M
Gemini 3.6 ProBest
$5/1M
Claude Opus 4.5
$75/1M
Claude Opus 4.6
$75/1M
Claude Opus 4.8
$25/1M
Claude 3 Opus
$75/1M
Claude Opus 4
$75/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
price
Claude Opus 5
$5/1M
Gemini 3.6 ProBest
$1.25/1M
Claude Opus 4.5
$15/1M
Claude Opus 4.6
$15/1M
Claude Opus 4.8
$5/1M
Claude 3 Opus
$15/1M
Claude Opus 4
$15/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
capacity
Claude Opus 5
1M
Gemini 3.6 ProBest
2M
Claude Opus 4.5
200k
Claude Opus 4.6
200k
Claude Opus 4.8
1M
Claude 3 Opus
200k
Claude Opus 4
200k
Benchmark / Metric
Claude Opus 5Anthropic · Article Model
Gemini 3.6 ProGoogle · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic · Article Model
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic · Article Model
Claude 3 OpusAnthropic · Article Model
Claude Opus 4Anthropic · Article Model
LMSYS Arena EloOverall human preference
1,624Top
1,570
1,568
1,574
1,598
1,248
1,490
Coding EloProgramming preference
1,618Top
1,566
1,574
1,570
1,604
—
1,502
SWE-bench VerifiedGitHub issue resolve %
79.2%Top
74.6%
76.8%
75.9%
78.4%
38.4%
72.5%
GPQA DiamondPhD-level science reasoning %
87.1%Top
84.4%
84.1%
84.8%
86.2%
50.4%
80.4%
LiveBenchContamination-free reasoning
74.8%Top
71.8%
71.2%
72%
73.6%
46.2%
66.8%
Throughput (Speed)Output tokens / second
72 tok/s
102 tok/sTop
62 tok/s
64 tok/s
66 tok/s
48 tok/s
58 tok/s
Time-to-First-TokenInitial latency (ms)
310 ms
205 msTop
380 ms
360 ms
330 ms
420 ms
390 ms
Output Token Price$ per 1M reply tokens
$25/1M
$5/1MTop
$75/1M
$75/1M
$25/1M
$75/1M
$75/1M
Input Token Price$ per 1M prompt tokens
$5/1M
$1.25/1MTop
$15/1M
$15/1M
$5/1M
$15/1M
$15/1M
Context WindowMax token capacity
1M
2MTop
200k
200k
1M
200k
200k
Executive Key Takeaway
Top Anthropic vs top Google. Usually Opus 5 vs 3.6 Pro. Two different invoices.

Claude vs Gemini is the other frontier brand query. The hub remaps to the current top Anthropic vs top Google Elo rows. After Opus 5 that is usually Opus 5 vs 3.6 Pro. Anthropic wins many coding conversations; Google wins many window conversations. The pair page is where those sentences become numbers.

Do not average them into one winner

A single “winner” is how composite indexes hide a weak column. We show both SWE-bench and context and let you pick.

Empirical Evaluation & Architectural Analysis

Standardized telemetry recorded in the verified CompareLLM Leaderboards captures distinct architectural priorities between Claude Opus 5 and Gemini 3.6 Pro. While blind human pairwise preference testing reflects instruction compliance and reasoning depth, domain-specific suites such as SWE-bench Verified and GPQA Diamond highlight coding execution and advanced STEM reasoning. For the live pairwise breakdown with historical trendlines, reference the interactive scorecard above or visit the Claude Opus 5 vs Gemini 3.6 Pro Showdown.

Sonnet vs Flash is the volume version

If you are not buying flagships, open Sonnet 5 vs 3.7 Flash instead. This hub is the crown remap.

Strategic Deployment Recommendation

  • Production Workloads: For enterprise workloads requiring strict reliability, cross-reference Top Coding LLMs and Cheapest High-Quality LLMs.
  • Direct Pair Comparison: Explore the live pairwise breakdown at /best/claude-vs-gemini-benchmark.
  • Architectural Stacks: Recommended architectural configurations can be evaluated on the CompareLLM Stack Engine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an CompareLLM lab test score? No. Linked model dossiers and compare showdowns reflect dated snapshots gathered from named public evaluation benchmarks. Seed catalog entries remain transparently timestamped until daily ingest updates them.

Where can I see live comparisons for this model? View the showdown at /best/claude-vs-gemini-benchmark.

What primary search query does this briefing answer? claude vs gemini.

Share Analysis:
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Head-to-Head Showdowns for Mentioned Models

Featured Article ShowdownClaude Opus 5 vs Gemini 3.6 Pro
Compare Benchmarks
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 5 vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 5 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupGemini 3.6 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
Benchmark MatchupGemini 3.6 Pro vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude 3 Opus vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude 3 Opus vs GPT-5 mini
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4 vs GPT-5
Benchmark MatchupClaude Opus 4 vs GPT-5 mini

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