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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini Omni

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
Google
Gemini Omni
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateFeb 5 2026May 19 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
87%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
75%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.6 shipped 103 days before Gemini Omni

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini Omni?

Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini Omni don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude Opus 4.6 shipped 103 days before Gemini Omni, 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 Omni don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.

Gemini Omni was released by Google on May 19 2026.

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