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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro

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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Google
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateSep 29 2025Feb 19 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
94.3%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
80.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 143 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemini 3.1 Pro?

Gemini 3.1 Pro leads Claude Sonnet 4.5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 143 days before Gemini 3.1 Pro, 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, Gemini 3.1 Pro scores 94.3%, 10.9 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 83.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Gemini 3.1 Pro scores 80.6%, 3.4 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 77.2%.

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 3.1 Pro released?
Gemini 3.1 Pro was released by Google on Feb 19 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemini 3.1 Pro?
Gemini 3.1 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4.5 83.4% vs Gemini 3.1 Pro 94.3%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemini 3.1 Pro?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Gemini 3.1 Pro leads — Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores 77.2% and Gemini 3.1 Pro scores 80.6%.

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