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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro-002

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateAug 5 2025Sep 24 2024
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
43%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Pro-002 shipped 315 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002?

Claude Opus 4.1 and Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 shipped 315 days before Claude Opus 4.1, 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.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4.1 and Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.

Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 was released by Google on Sep 24 2024.

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