Data points: 113
Model compare
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 100 to 0.
Evidence depth
113 data points
Includes 23 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 31 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 100.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 5 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage | No data |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Gemini |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Multimodal) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Opus 4.6
53.4
Avg. score
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
48
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 13.3
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 11.4
Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 2.3
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Opus 4.6
winner68.0
Rank #20/90 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
61.0
Rank #33/90 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
$5.00/M
Rank #152/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner$0.300/M
Rank #47/169 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$10.00/M
Rank #153/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner$0.850/M
Rank #68/169 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
$25.00/M
Rank #153/169 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner$2.50/M
Rank #76/169 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.0%
Rank #57/194 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
83.8%
Rank #59/194 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
58.3
Rank #67/94 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner62.0
Rank #60/94 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner18.6%
Rank #67/193 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
17.5%
Rank #69/193 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner63.7
Rank #9/71 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
36.0
Rank #65/71 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
53.4
Rank #35/42 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner54.2
Rank #33/42 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7%
Rank #37/191 · confidence 4
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
40.9%
Rank #63/191 · confidence 4
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.7
Rank #41/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
40.9
Rank #57/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner82.6
Rank #10/60 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
61.8
Rank #42/60 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner45.2
Rank #17/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
30.3
Rank #47/95 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
3.5
Rank #27/34 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner6.9
Rank #20/34 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner37.8
Rank #43/104 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
36.5
Rank #47/104 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner76.0
Rank #44/95 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
33.5
Rank #85/95 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner84.0
Rank #56/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
83.8
Rank #57/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner18.6
Rank #60/101 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
17.5
Rank #62/101 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
72.5
Rank #40/61 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner79.0
Rank #13/61 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
62.1
Rank #27/40 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner64.1
Rank #25/40 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
72.7
Rank #13/24 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
winner74.0
Rank #10/24 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner65.4
Rank #24/50 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
54.0
Rank #38/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Claude Opus 4.6
winner65.3
Rank #25/59 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
52.6
Rank #37/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2026-07-21
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
Winner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 83 668480100 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gemini-3.5-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 3.5 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 2559ms input / output No data | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite 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/request | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gemini-3.5-flash-lite speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-c speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/request | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gemini-3.5-flash-lite speed / latency No data input / output $0.123/M |
Weighted outcome: Claude Opus 4.6. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 1.5
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Claude Opus 4.6 leads by 3.3
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