Data points: 68
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.0 Flash, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Gemini 2.0 Flash currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
68 data points
Includes 6 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Gemini 2.0 Flash
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.0 Flashclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-2-0-flash | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 2.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Context window | 1M tokens | No data |
| Max output | 128K tokens | No data |
| Released | Apr 2026 | No data |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | No data |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | None listed |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | No data |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | No data |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.150/M#9 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $0.600/M#10 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.262/M#15 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 33.3%#82 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 62.3%#99 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 5.3%#84 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
N1N20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.0 Flash speed / latency 140 tok/s / 863ms input / output No data |
天絮 API18 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 2.0 Flash speed / latency 146 tok/s / 4979ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.0 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.0 Flash speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
丸美小沐10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 2.0 Flash speed / latency 125 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.068/M / $0.342/M | Gemini 2.0 Flash gemini-2.0-flash-exp speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/M / $0.033/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-20260508 speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M / $51.37/M | Gemini 2.0 Flash gemini-2.0-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.014/M / $0.055/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | Gemini 2.0 Flash gemini-2.0-flash speed / latency No data input / output $0.014/M / $0.055/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.0 Flash: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage. | Gemini 2.0 Flash Gemini 2.0 Flash is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Gemini 2.0 Flash leads across 68 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
