Data points: 87
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 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 4 to 0.
Evidence depth
87 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 5 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Imageclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-3-1-flash-image | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 3.1 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 0 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | No data |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image exposes 131.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Image output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input ImageText Output ImageText |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputImage outputStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Gemini |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview |
| 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 3.1 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 3.1 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview No audit yet |
Yuan APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image No audit yet |
小水管 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 84 728480100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-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 3.1 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Rnglg2 API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 57 tok/s / 3926ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 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 3.1 Flash Image speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image speed / latency No data input / output $2.86/M / $2.86/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 c/claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0017/M / $0.0017/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.150/M / $0.150/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.714/M / $3.57/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.0096/M / $0.0096/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.011/M / $0.011/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Image: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Gemini 3.1 Flash Image does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 87 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.
