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Claude 3 Opus vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateMar 4 2024Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Opus shipped 386 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads Claude 3 Opus on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3 Opus shipped 386 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

On GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 86.4%, 36 points above Claude 3 Opus at 50.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%, 26.6 points above Claude 3 Opus at 33%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Opus released?
Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3 Opus or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3 Opus 50.4% vs Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3 Opus or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Gemini 2.5 Pro leads — Claude 3 Opus scores 33% and Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%.

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