Claude Opus 4.6vsGemini 3 Pro Preview
Claude Opus 4.6 wins 59% of 103 blind community votes against Gemini 3 Pro Preview on Rival.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.6 | Gemini 3 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate | 59% | 41% |
| Input price | $5/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | — |
| Weights | Closed | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.8% | 76.2% |
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4.6Winner
Gemini 3 Pro PreviewRunner-up
Pick Claude Opus 4.6. In 103 blind votes, Claude Opus 4.6 wins 59% of the time. That's not luck.
Claude Opus 4.6 wins 3 categories, Reasoning by the widest margin.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Opus 4.6
Input
$5.00
Output
$25.00
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it
4 hosts
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
Claude Opus 4.6 uses 115.5x more emoji
Claude Opus 4.6
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
56%Vocabulary58%
33wSentence Length17w
0.73Hedging0.37
5.3Bold7.7
2.7Lists4.8
1.16Emoji0.00
1.23Headings0.90
0.02Transitions0.25
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