Data points: 72
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3 Pro 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
72 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 2 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Opus 4.6
The charts below split 11 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3 Pro Imageclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gemini-3-pro-image | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B Gemini 3 Pro 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 Pro Image exposes 65.5K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Image output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 65.5K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 32.8K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 |
| 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-pro-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 Pro 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 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
VSLLMWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 94 76100100100 | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview No audit yet |
RenRen APIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 78 70728088 | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-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 Pro Image |
|---|---|---|
钠 API20 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 42 tok/s / 2282ms input / output No data | Gemini 3 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro Image speed / latency N/A / N/A 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 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.240/M / $0.240/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.068/M / $0.342/M | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image speed / latency No data input / output $0.0041/M / $0.0041/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.616/M / $3.08/M | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.014/M / $0.014/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.714/M / $3.57/M | Gemini 3 Pro Image gemini-3-pro-image-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.019/M / $0.019/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3 Pro Image: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3 Pro 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 Pro Image Gemini 3 Pro 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 72 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.
