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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 vs Google Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateAug 5 2025Jun 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite shipped 49 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite?

Claude Opus 4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite shipped 49 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 2.5 Flash-Lite don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.1 released?
Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.
When was Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite released?
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released by Google on Jun 17 2025.

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