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Claude Opus 4.5 vs Gemini 3.0 Flash

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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.5
Google
Gemini 3.0 Flash
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateNov 24 2025Dec 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
87%
90.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.9%
78%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.5 shipped 23 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.5 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?

Claude Opus 4.5 and Gemini 3.0 Flash are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Claude Opus 4.5 shipped 23 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash, 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 3.0 Flash scores 90.4%, 3.4 points above Claude Opus 4.5 at 87%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.5 scores 80.9%, 2.9 points above Gemini 3.0 Flash at 78%.

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 3.0 Flash released?
Gemini 3.0 Flash was released by Google on Dec 17 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.5 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?
Gemini 3.0 Flash scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Opus 4.5 87% vs Gemini 3.0 Flash 90.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.5 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Opus 4.5 leads — Claude Opus 4.5 scores 80.9% and Gemini 3.0 Flash scores 78%.

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