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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 1.5 Pro-002

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs Google Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateFeb 5 2026Sep 24 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Pro-002 shipped 499 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 1.5 Pro-002?

Claude Opus 4.6 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 499 days before Claude Opus 4.6, 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 4.6 and Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.6 released?
Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.
When was Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 released?
Gemini 1.5 Pro-002 was released by Google on Sep 24 2024.

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