Data points: 96
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
96 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 3 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Liteclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-2-5-flash-lite | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite exposes 1.0M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Audio input. |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Sep 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImageFileAudiovideo Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| 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-lite-preview-09-2025 |
| 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 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 0.37 s#2 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 0.37 s#3 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.100/M#6 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $0.400/M#6 |
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#96 | 229.0 tok/s#7 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.175/M#10 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 17.7%#112 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 47.4%#122 |
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 Lite |
|---|---|---|
Yuan APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite 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 Lite |
|---|---|---|
SkyAI60 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 276 tok/s / 1323ms input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API45 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 235 tok/s / 2518ms input / output No data |
钠 API25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 172 tok/s / 1257ms input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output $0.429/M / $2.14/M | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite-nothinking speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.0086/M / $0.034/M |
N1N10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 298 tok/s / 524ms input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 c/claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0017/M / $0.0017/M | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite speed / latency No data input / output $0.300/M / $2.40/M | |
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 Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0041/M / $0.016/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 96 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.
