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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Gemini 1.0 Ultra

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 vs Google Gemini 1.0 Ultra — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Google
Gemini 1.0 Ultra
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateNov 24 2025Feb 8 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
Science
GPQA Diamond
87%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.0 Ultra shipped 655 days before Claude Opus 4.5

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or Gemini 1.0 Ultra?

Claude Opus 4.5 and Gemini 1.0 Ultra don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.0 Ultra shipped 655 days before Claude Opus 4.5, 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 4.5 and Gemini 1.0 Ultra don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.5 released?
Claude Opus 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Nov 24 2025.
When was Gemini 1.0 Ultra released?
Gemini 1.0 Ultra was released by Google on Feb 8 2024.

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