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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.0 Flash

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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Google
Gemini 3.0 Flash
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateFeb 5 2026Dec 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
90.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
78%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 3.0 Flash shipped 50 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads Gemini 3.0 Flash on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 3.0 Flash shipped 50 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%, 0.9 points above Gemini 3.0 Flash at 90.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.6 scores 80.8%, 2.8 points above Gemini 3.0 Flash at 78%.

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 3.0 Flash released?
Gemini 3.0 Flash was released by Google on Dec 17 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?
Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Opus 4.6 91.3% vs Gemini 3.0 Flash 90.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.0 Flash?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Opus 4.6 leads — Claude Opus 4.6 scores 80.8% and Gemini 3.0 Flash scores 78%.

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