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Claude 3 Opus vs Gemma 2

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Google
Gemma 2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateMar 4 2024Jun 27 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Opus shipped 115 days before Gemma 2

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or Gemma 2?

Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Opus shipped 115 days before Gemma 2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Opus is proprietary, while Gemma 2 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

Gemma 2 was released by Google on Jun 27 2024.

Claude 3 Opus is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Gemma 2 is an open weight model released by Google.

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