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Claude vs Gemini

Side by side comparison of capabilities, pricing and version history

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Claude

by Anthropic

GeneralResearchCoding
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Gemini

by Google

GeneralResearchMultimodal
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Overall Score

🏆 Claude leads 3 - 1

Based on 4 capability dimensions

Quick Facts

Latest VersionClaude Sonnet 4.6Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Context Window200,000 tokensN/A
PricingN/AN/A
Versions Documented66

Capabilities

ClaudeGemini
SpeedRight wins
7/10
9/10
CodingLeft wins
8/10
0/10
Tool UseLeft wins
8/10
0/10
ReasoningLeft wins
7/10
0/10

Claude History

6 versions

Claude Sonnet 4.6Feb 2026

Anthropic introduced Claude Sonnet 4.6, described as delivering frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work at scale. This represents a new version in the Sonnet model line.

Claude 3.7 SonnetFeb 2025

Extended thinking mode introduced. Biggest leap in coding and reasoning. Computer use improved.

Claude 3.5 SonnetJun 2024

Outperforms Claude 3 Opus at twice the speed. Sets new benchmark for coding tasks.

Claude 3 OpusMar 2024

Most capable Claude model at launch. Beats GPT-4 on most benchmarks. Three tier family introduced.

Claude 2.0Jul 2023

Major upgrade. Context window expanded to 100K tokens. Improved reasoning and safer responses.

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Gemini History

6 versions

Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteMar 2026

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is introduced as the fastest and most cost-efficient model in the Gemini 3 series. It is positioned as an optimized variant prioritizing speed and cost efficiency over other capabilities.

Lyria 3 integrationMar 2026

The Gemini app now features Lyria 3, described as Google DeepMind's most advanced music generation model. Users can create 30-second music tracks using text or image prompts directly within the Gemini app.

Gemini 2.0 FlashJan 2025

Next generation model. Faster, more efficient. Native tool use and agentic capabilities built in.

Gemini 1.5 ProFeb 2024

Breakthrough 1 million token context window. Can process entire codebases, books and long videos.

Gemini 1.0Dec 2023

Rebranded from Bard to Gemini. Three sizes: Ultra, Pro and Nano. First natively multimodal model.

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