Data points: 100
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 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
100 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 4 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 19 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash Liteclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-3-1-flash-lite | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 3.1 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 3.1 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 | May 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImagevideoFileAudio 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 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
| 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 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#96 | 319.9 tok/s#3 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.250/M#12 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $1.50/M#20 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 41.9%#37 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.563/M#27 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 5.31 s#50 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 82.2%#48 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 16.2%#49 |
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 Lite |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview 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 Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite 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 Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite 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 Lite gemini-3.1-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 3.1 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
小水管 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 45 tok/s / 6167ms input / output $0/M / $0/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite speed / latency 218 tok/s / 4094ms input / output $0/M / $0/M |
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite 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 Lite 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 Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
91VIP5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite speed / latency 120 tok/s / 11321ms 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 3.1 Flash Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.300/M / $1.20/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $1.03/M | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.031/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.1 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 3.1 Flash Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 100 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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