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Claude Sonnet 4 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateMay 22 2025Mar 25 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
75.4%
86.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
72.7%
59.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Pro shipped 58 days before Claude Sonnet 4

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads Claude Sonnet 4 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Gemini 2.5 Pro shipped 58 days before Claude Sonnet 4, 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 2.5 Pro scores 86.4%, 11 points above Claude Sonnet 4 at 75.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, Claude Sonnet 4 scores 72.7%, 13.1 points above Gemini 2.5 Pro at 59.6%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4 released?
Claude Sonnet 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.
When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Sonnet 4 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4 75.4% vs Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Sonnet 4 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), Claude Sonnet 4 leads — Claude Sonnet 4 scores 72.7% and Gemini 2.5 Pro scores 59.6%.

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