Data points: 68
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 1.
Evidence depth
68 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Imageclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-2-5-flash-image | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 2.5 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 1 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image exposes 32.8K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Image output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 32.8K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 32.8K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Oct 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input ImageText Output ImageText |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputImage outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Gemini |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-01-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | google/gemini-2.5-flash-image |
| 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 2.5 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image gemini-2.5-flash-image No audit 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 2.5 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image 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 2.5 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
EasyMore5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 27 tok/s / 15402ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
N1N5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
TradingBase API5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 1437ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $1.03/M | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.0005/M / $0.0005/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $9.25/M / $46.23/M | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.0055/M / $0.0055/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.0055/M / $0.0055/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Image: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 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.
