| Signal | Claude Opus 4 | Delta | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 83 | -- | |
Benchmarks | 82 | +3 | |
Pricing | 25 | -65 | |
Context window size | 84 | -11 | |
Recency | 75 | +3 | |
Output Capacity | 75 | -5 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 3 wins |
Score History
82.1
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82.7
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Anthropic
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 saves you $4625.00/month
That's $55500.00/year compared to Claude Opus 4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 82 | 83 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Rank | #30 | #28 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Quality Rank | #30 | #28 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Adoption Rank | #30 | #28 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 200K | 1049K | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Pricing | $15.00/$75.00/M | $1.25/$10.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 83 | 83 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Benchmarks | 82 | 80 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Pricing | 25 | 90 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Context window size | 84 | 96 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
| Recency | 75 | 72 | Claude Opus 4 |
| Output Capacity | 75 | 80 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 82/100 (rank #30), placing it in the top 90% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 83/100 (rank #28), placing it in the top 91% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 1-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 offers 88% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $168.75/month with Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 vs $1350.00/month with Claude Opus 4 - a $1181.25 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1049K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($10.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (83/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
Claude Opus 4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.6000000000000085 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
Claude Opus 4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06
88% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude Opus 4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude Opus 4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude Opus 4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
by Google
| Capability | Claude Opus 4 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Modediffers | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 saves you $102.75/month
That's 88% cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude Opus 4 | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 200K | 1.0M |
| Max Output Tokens | 32,000 | 65,535 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | May 22, 2025 | May 7, 2025 |
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 scores 83/100 (rank #28) compared to Claude Opus 4's 82/100 (rank #30), giving it a 1-point advantage. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 is the stronger overall choice, though Claude Opus 4 may excel in specific areas like certain benchmarks.
Claude Opus 4 is ranked #30 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 is ranked #28 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 is cheaper at $10.00/M output tokens vs Claude Opus 4's $75.00/M output tokens - 7.5x more expensive. Input token pricing: Claude Opus 4 at $15.00/M vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 at $1.25/M.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 has a larger context window of 1,048,576 tokens compared to Claude Opus 4's 200,000 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.