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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

2 vs 1 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateFeb 5 2026Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Pro shipped 317 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads Gemini 2.5 Pro on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.5 Pro shipped 317 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.

On GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.6 scores 91.3%, 4.9 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 86.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.6 scores 80.8%, 21.2 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 59.6%.

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 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Opus 4.6 91.3% vs Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Opus 4.6 leads — Claude Opus 4.6 scores 80.8% and Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%.

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