Claude Opus 4.8 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Compare Claude Opus 4.8 by Anthropic against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 by Google AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 44 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4.8 or Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05?
Claude Opus 4.8 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05. Context windows: 1000K vs 1049K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Opus 4.8 and Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Claude Opus 4.8 is made by anthropic while Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is from google. Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1000K token context window compared to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's 1049K. On pricing, Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5/M input tokens vs $1.25/M for Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.
Per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 2.5× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4.8 uses 77.6x more emoji
