Claude vs Gemini
Right now Claude's flagship model is Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini's is Gemini 4 Argon.
We pick flagships the same way as our subscription guide: the model with the highest overall score among those you can use on the plans. It changes when a new model comes out.
Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's general model for complex coding, research and document work that spans several steps. The company says it improves on the preceding Opus at completing large code changes and fixing software inefficiencies while reducing the time and cost of typical work. Anthropic also reports clearer writing that leads with key points and stronger resistance to instructions hidden in external material, helping people review work as it progresses. Current AIB results place coding and document work in the top tier and automation in the upper tier, without guaranteeing the same outcome on each task. Check sources and figures in research answers, set checkpoints and tool permissions for long jobs, and review changes that are difficult to reverse.
Gemini 4 Argon is Google's model for software development, long-document analysis and multi-step work involving text and visual material. Google says it expands the output available over earlier Gemini models, giving extended tasks more room for deliberation and finished deliverables. The company highlights code changes, specialist analysis and work across tools, alongside defenses against malicious instructions and actions outside the assigned scope. The combination connects extended deliberation with tool-driven changes and deliverable creation. Consult the model detail page's detailed specifications and evaluation analysis for context and output limits, reasoning settings, tool-call support, specialist document analysis and code repair.
Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's general model for complex coding, research and document work that spans several steps. The company says it improves on the preceding Opus at completing large code changes and fixing software inefficiencies while reducing the time and cost of typical work. Anthropic also reports clearer writing that leads with key points and stronger resistance to instructions hidden in external material, helping people review work as it progresses. Current AIB results place coding and document work in the top tier and automation in the upper tier, without guaranteeing the same outcome on each task. Check sources and figures in research answers, set checkpoints and tool permissions for long jobs, and review changes that are difficult to reverse.
Gemini 4 Argon is Google's model for software development, long-document analysis and multi-step work involving text and visual material. Google says it expands the output available over earlier Gemini models, giving extended tasks more room for deliberation and finished deliverables. The company highlights code changes, specialist analysis and work across tools, alongside defenses against malicious instructions and actions outside the assigned scope. The combination connects extended deliberation with tool-driven changes and deliverable creation. Consult the model detail page's detailed specifications and evaluation analysis for context and output limits, reasoning settings, tool-call support, specialist document analysis and code repair.
Top 10 models in the overall ranking
Updated 2026-11-08| Rank | Model | Overall | Automation | Docs & office | Coding | Cost (per 1M tokens) | Output speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | — | 92.1 tok/s | |||||
| 🥈 | $16.00 | 78.5 tok/s | |||||
| 🥉 | $40.00 | 65.0 tok/s | |||||
| 4 | $40.00 | 56.0 tok/s | |||||
| 5 | $8.00 | 35.0 tok/s | |||||
| 6 | $40.00 | 36.5 tok/s | |||||
| 7 | — | $8.00 | 41.5 tok/s | ||||
| 8 | — | $16.00 | 92.0 tok/s | ||||
| 9 | $3.50 | 96.0 tok/s | |||||
| 10 | $20.00 | 65.0 tok/s |
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