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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Claude Opus 4

Gemini 2.5 Pro comes out ahead, 63 to 48 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Pro

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    63/100
    • ECI145.3
    • Price$1.25 / $10.00
    • Context1.05M
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  2. Anthropic

    Claude Opus 4

    Released May 22, 2025

    48/100
    • ECI142.7
    • Price$15.00 / $75.00
    • Context200K
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Claude Opus 4 (48). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.5 ProCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 · Claude Opus 4 142.7
  • Lowest priceGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro $3.44 · Claude Opus 4 $30.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro 1,048,576 · Claude Opus 4 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Claude Opus 4: Text, Images, PDFs
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 ProClaude Opus 4
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%7269
Price25%240
Inputs & features15%10070
Context window10%6132
Overall100%63/10048/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Claude Opus 4 specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 ProGoogleClaude Opus 4Anthropic
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)145.3 (best)142.7
ECI rank#78 of 148 (best)#87 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions85.3% (best)76.3%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics24.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics84.7% (best)64.4%
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues57.6%70.7% (best)
Price per million tokens
Input$1.25 (best)$15.00
Output$10.00 (best)$75.00
Cached input$0.125—
Blended (3:1)$3.44 (best)$30.00
Long-context rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $15.00Same rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIMedian of 5 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)200,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesYes
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model IDgemini-2.5-pro—
API providers22 (best)5
ReleasedJun 17, 2025May 22, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025Mar 31, 2025
03 — Cost

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  • Gemini 2.5 Pro$32.50
  • Claude Opus 4$300.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Claude Opus 4 (48). It leads on capability, price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Claude Opus 4?

Gemini 2.5 Pro is cheaper at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). Claude Opus 4 costs $15.00 input / $75.00 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.44 per million tokens for Gemini 2.5 Pro versus $30.00 for Claude Opus 4 (8.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 (#78 of 148) and Claude Opus 4 142.7 (#87 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (143.6–146.9 vs 140.2–144.2), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 85.3%, Claude Opus 4 76.3%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemini 2.5 Pro 84.7%, Claude Opus 4 64.4%; SWE-bench Verified — Claude Opus 4 70.7%, Gemini 2.5 Pro 57.6%.

Which is better for coding?

Claude Opus 4 resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: Claude Opus 4 70.7% and Gemini 2.5 Pro 57.6%. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 200,000 for Claude Opus 4. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Pro up to 65,536, Claude Opus 4 up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Claude Opus 4 accepts text, images and PDFs. Gemini 2.5 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Claude Opus 4 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Claude Opus 4 came out May 22, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Pro Jan 2025, Claude Opus 4 Mar 31, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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