Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview vs Claude Opus 4.6 vs Qwen3.7 Max
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview comes out ahead, 68 to 61 and 58 on our weighted score, though Qwen3.7 Max is 17% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 3.1 Pro Preview
68/100- ECI154.8
- Price$2.00 / $12.00
- Context1.05M
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6
61/100- ECI155.3
- Price$5.00 / $25.00
- Context1M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.7 Max
58/100- ECI153.7
- Price$2.50 / $7.50
- Context1M
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is our pick
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Claude Opus 4.6 (61) and Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3.7 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityClaude Opus 4.6Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Opus 4.6 155.3 · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 154.8 · Qwen3.7 Max 153.7
- Lowest priceQwen3.7 MaxQwen3.7 Max $3.75 · Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview $4.50 · Claude Opus 4.6 $10.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1,048,576 · Claude Opus 4.6 1,000,000 · Qwen3.7 Max 1,000,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · Claude Opus 4.6: Text, Images, PDFs · Qwen3.7 Max: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | Claude Opus 4.6 | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 84 | 85 | 83 |
| Price | 25% | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 100 | 80 | 35 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 61/100 | 58/100 |
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewGoogle | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic | Qwen3.7 MaxAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 154.8 | 155.3 (best) | 153.7 |
| ECI rank | #31 of 148 | #27 of 148 (best) | #37 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 94.4% (best) | 90.5% | 90.9% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 59.7% | 66.0% (best) | 64.6% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 95.6% (best) | 94.4% | 95.6% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 75.6% | 78.7% (best) | 77.3% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 73.5% (best) | 47.0% | 55.8% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.00 (best) | $5.00 | $2.50 |
| Output | $12.00 | $25.00 | $7.50 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.20 (best) | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.50 | $10.00 | $3.75 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Over 200K: $4.00 / $18.00 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Google API | Official Anthropic API | Official Alibaba API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,048,576 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | Yes | Yes | No |
| Audio | Yes | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yeslow · medium · high · max | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | claude-opus-4-6 | qwen3.7-max |
| API providers | 26 | 33 (best) | 26 |
| Released | Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 5, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jan 2025 | May 31, 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview$44.00
- Claude Opus 4.6$100.00
- Qwen3.7 Max$40.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Claude Opus 4.6 or Qwen3.7 Max?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the better all-round choice, scoring 68/100 against Claude Opus 4.6 (61) and Qwen3.7 Max (58). It leads on inputs & features. Qwen3.7 Max wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Claude Opus 4.6 or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max is cheaper at $2.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview costs $2.00 input / $12.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price); Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5.00 input / $25.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.75 per million tokens for Qwen3.7 Max versus $4.50 for Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (1.2× as much) and $10.00 for Claude Opus 4.6 (2.7× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
Claude Opus 4.6 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Claude Opus 4.6 155.3 (#27 of 148), Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 154.8 (#31 of 148) and Qwen3.7 Max 153.7 (#37 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (153.4–157.3 vs 152.6–157.3), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 94.4%, Qwen3.7 Max 90.9%, Claude Opus 4.6 90.5%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — Claude Opus 4.6 66.0%, Qwen3.7 Max 64.6%, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 59.7%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 95.6%, Qwen3.7 Max 95.6%, Claude Opus 4.6 94.4%; SWE-bench Verified — Claude Opus 4.6 78.7%, Qwen3.7 Max 77.3%, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 75.6%; SimpleQA Verified — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 73.5%, Qwen3.7 Max 55.8%, Claude Opus 4.6 47.0%.
Which is better for coding?
Claude Opus 4.6 resolves more real GitHub issues on SWE-bench Verified: Claude Opus 4.6 78.7%, Qwen3.7 Max 77.3% and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 75.6%. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Claude Opus 4.6 and 1,000,000 for Qwen3.7 Max. Maximum output per response: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview up to 65,536, Claude Opus 4.6 up to 128,000, Qwen3.7 Max up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; Claude Opus 4.6 accepts text, images and PDFs; Qwen3.7 Max accepts text. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Claude Opus 4.6 and Qwen3.7 Max are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Qwen3.7 Max is the newest, released May 21, 2026. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview came out Feb 19, 2026; Claude Opus 4.6 came out Feb 5, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Jan 2025, Claude Opus 4.6 May 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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