AI Model Release Tracker - Timeline of Major AI Models from 2022-2026

Home/Compare/Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

3 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateSep 29 2025Aug 26 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Flash Image shipped 34 days before Claude Sonnet 4.5

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemini 2.5 Flash Image?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads Gemini 2.5 Flash Image on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.5 Flash Image shipped 34 days before Claude Sonnet 4.5, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.5 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Sep 29 2025.
When was Gemini 2.5 Flash Image released?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image was released by Google on Aug 26 2025.

Other comparisons