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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateJun 20 2024Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 278 days before Gemini 2.5 Pro

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads Claude 3.5 Sonnet on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 278 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%, 27 points above Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 59.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%, 26.2 points above Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 33.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 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 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4% vs Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Gemini 2.5 Pro leads — Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores 33.4% and Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%.

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