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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 3.0 Pro Image

Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Google Gemini 3.0 Pro Image — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Google
Gemini 3.0 Pro Image
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateFeb 17 2026Nov 20 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
79.6%
Multi-step tool use
MCP Atlas
69.5%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
33.2%
Abstract reasoning
ARC-AGI-2
58.3%
Science
GPQA Diamond
89.9%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
72.5%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
51%
Knowledge work
GDPval-AA
1676
Chart reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning
72.4%
Multimodal reasoning
MMMU-Pro
74.5%
Spatial reasoning
Blueprint-Bench 2
6.7%
Long context
MRCR v2 (8-needle) · 128k average
84.9%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 3.0 Pro Image shipped 89 days before Claude Sonnet 4.6

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 3.0 Pro Image?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.0 Pro Image don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 3.0 Pro Image shipped 89 days before Claude Sonnet 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.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.0 Pro Image don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.6 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 17 2026.
When was Gemini 3.0 Pro Image released?
Gemini 3.0 Pro Image was released by Google on Nov 20 2025.

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