Data points: 115
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro, 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 2.
Evidence depth
115 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 6 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 21 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Proclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-3-1-pro | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Gemini 3.1 Pro 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 | Feb 2026 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input AudioFileImageTextvideo 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-pro-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 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 94.1%#1 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 58.9%#2 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 44.7%#3 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 28.68 s#84 |
| Output speed | 44.9 tok/s#96 | 133.4 tok/s#35 |
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $2.00/M#36 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $12.00/M#42 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 28.68 s#98 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3.1 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-preview Audit score 79 698463100 |
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | Gemini 3.1 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-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 Pro gemini-3.1-pro 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 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-preview No audit yet |
钠 APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 80 668470100 | Gemini 3.1 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-high No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Gemini 3.1 Pro gemini-3.1-pro 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 Pro |
|---|---|---|
钠 API25 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | Gemini 3.1 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-preview speed / latency 96 tok/s / 13019ms input / output $0.0041/M / $0.0041/M |
Kunkunout API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 40 tok/s / 16141ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Pro 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 Pro speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
TradingBase API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 1437ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Pro speed / latency 102 tok/s / 12933ms input / output No data |
GOU API10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 51 tok/s / 9040ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.1 Pro 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 Pro gemini-3.1-pro-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/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 Pro gemini-3-1-pro-low speed / latency No data input / output $10.00/M / $10.00/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: Claude Opus 4.6 leads across 115 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.
