Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Opus 4.1 leads with 9.6% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Flash offers 776.2K more tokens in context window than Claude Opus 4.1. Gemini 2.5 Flash is $89.25 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, Claude Opus 4.1 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1, released by Anthropic in August 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4 family optimized for demanding reasoning, multi-step coding, and extended analysis tasks. It features a 200K token context window, 32K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking capabilities. Opus 4.1 targets complex problem-solving, multi-turn reasoning workflows, and applications requiring deep analysis with integrated tool use.
Google DeepMind
Gemini 2.5 Flash, released by Google in June 2025, is a large language model from the Gemini 2.5 family optimized for high-throughput, cost-efficient deployments with multimodal reasoning. It features a 1M token context window, hybrid thinking control, and native support for text, image, video, and audio input. Gemini 2.5 Flash targets latency-sensitive applications, document analysis, and high-volume API workloads that benefit from combined reasoning and generation in a single model.
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Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google DeepMind
2025-06-17

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.1
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Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Claude Opus 4.1
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google Cloud Vertex AI