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PaLM 2 Chat vs Claude Opus 4: Which Is Better? [2026 Comparison]
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Updated May 22, 2025

PaLM 2 Chat vs Claude Opus 4

Compare PaLM 2 Chat by Google AI against Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic, context windows of 8K vs 200K, tested across 8 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, PaLM 2 Chat or Claude Opus 4?

PaLM 2 Chat and Claude Opus 4 are both competitive models. PaLM 2 Chat costs $0.5/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4. Context windows: 8K vs 200K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between PaLM 2 Chat and Claude Opus 4

PaLM 2 Chat is made by google while Claude Opus 4 is from anthropic. PaLM 2 Chat has a 8K token context window compared to Claude Opus 4's 200K. On pricing, PaLM 2 Chat costs $0.5/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4.

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PaLM 2 ChatvsClaude Opus 4

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PaLM 2 Chat logo

Why PaLM 2 Chat?

102x cheaper overall$0.50/M in · $0.50/M out
Claude Opus 4 logo

Why Claude Opus 4?

24.4x more context200K
22 months newerMay 2025
PaLM 2 ChatClaude Opus 4
Input price
$0.50/M
$15.00/M
Output price
$0.50/M
$75.00/M
Context
8K
200K
Released
Jul 2023
May 2025

Favorites

PaLM 2 ChatClaude Opus 4
Movie
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Arrival

Arrival

20167.6
Album
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The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd
Book
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Cien años de soledad

Cien años de soledad

Gabriel García Márquez
City
—
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey
Game
—
Portal 2

Portal 2

Shooter, Puzzle4.6
8 / 8
01

Logic Puzzlereasoning

Tests an AI's ability to solve a simple but potentially confusing logic puzzle

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023text

Sally has 2 sisters.

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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text

I need to work through this step-by-step.

Given information:

  • Sally is a girl
  • Sally has 3 brothers
  • Each brother has 2 sisters

Since Sally is one of the sisters that each brother has, and each brother has 2 sisters total, that means th ere must be exactly 2 sisters in the family.

The 2 sisters are:

  1. Sally
  2. One other sister

Therefore, Sally has 1 sister.

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02

Stochastic Consistency Testanalysis

Tests an AI's randomness and creativity

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023text

Sure, here are five jokes for you:

  1. Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn't peeling well!
  2. Why did the math book look so sad? Because it was full of problems!
  3. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? A can't opener!
  4. Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one!
  5. How do you stop a bull from charging? Take away its credit card!

All 5 jokes are unique.

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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025text

Here are 5 jokes:

  1. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything!

  2. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!

  3. Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field!

  4. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta!

  5. Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack up!

All 5 jokes are unique - each one has a different setup and punchline, covering different topics (atoms/scie nce, bears, scarecrows, pasta, and eggs).

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03

SVG Layout Challengeimage generation

Tests an AI's ability to generate vector graphics

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023svg
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
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04

Pokémon Battle UI Recreationweb design

Recreate an interactive, nostalgic Pokémon battle UI in a single HTML file.

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023website
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
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5 / 8
05

Linear App Cloneweb design

Tests an AI's ability to replicate an existing UI with Tailwind CSS

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023website

We can't display this one. It's not us. Well... it might be us.

The model was asked for a web page. It produced something else. We're not going to define what.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <title>Linear App UI with Tailwind CSS</title>
  <link href="https://unpkg.com/tailwindcss@^2/dist/tailwind.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js" defer></script>
</head>

<body class="container mx-auto font-sans text-black">
  <header class="bg-gray-100 p-4 relative">
    <nav class="grid-container max-w-5xl flex items-center justify-between mx-auto">
      <h3 class="font-medium"><a href="#">Linear</a></h3>
      <ul class="nav flex items-center text-center space-x-8 opacity-50 hover:opacity-100">
        <li>Features</li>
        <li>Pricing</li>
        <li>FAQ</li>
      </ul>
      <button class="btn-blue shadow focus:shadow-inset px-6 uppercase ml-auto font-medium tracking-wide py-2 text-white rounded sm:min-w-max focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 sm:hover:bg-indigo-100 focus:ring-indigo-300 cursor-pointer hidden sm:inline-block" id="signup">                                                              Sign Up
      </button>
    </nav>
  </header>

  <main class="h-screen my-28 flex gap-x-16 text-gray-900">
    <section class="left mx-auto grid lg:grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-1 max-w-5xl gap-18 items-center px-0 sm:text-center lg:px-5">
                                  <div class="flex flex-col text-left order-last sm:order-first lg:col-span-2 py-4">
        <h1>Get more done with <b>Linear</b>.</h1>
        <p class="mt-1 lg:max-w-prose font-normal">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 
Suspendisse lacus tortor, viverra eu sapien euismod sodales.</p>
                                    <a href="#">
          <button class="btn-gray font-normal bg-gray-900 tracking-normal shadow mx-2 focus:shadow-inset px-9 whitespace-nowrap uppercase ml-0 font-medium py-3.5 lg:py-7 text-white lg:rounded-tl-xl rounded-full sm:min-w-max focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 sm:hover:bg-gray-400 focus:ring-gray-700 cursor-pointer" id="signup">

                Try for free
          </button>
        </a>
        <h2 class="pt-8 font-light opacity-80 italic max-w-prose leading-6 hidden sm:block">See how Linear fits into your workflow.<span class="pl-0.5 font-normal">→</span></h2>
                                  </div>
      <div class="order-first lg:col-span-1 overflow-hidden rounded-3xl p-5 mx-2 lg:mx-2 sm:block" data-image>
                                    <img src="images/illustration-2.webp" alt="Illustration" class="max-w-full h-auto cursor-pointer" :class="{ 'animate-bounce': animation }" transition="spring -100ms">
                                  </div>
    </section>
    <div class="my-6 mx-auto text-center opacity-20 max-w-lg flex-auto py-72" data-image>
      <strong class="mb-5">Trusted by top companies</strong>
      <ul class="grid grid-cols-4 my-10 gap-8 sm:justify-items-center lg:gap-x-20" x-data="{ logos: 'images/logos.png', index: 0 }">
                                    <li data-toggle-animation @mouseenter="toggleAnimation()">
          <img src="images/logos.webp" :src="logos" alt="logo" class="rounded-lg">
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
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06

Interactive Catan Boardweb design

Tests an AI's ability to create interactive web elements

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023website
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
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7 / 8
07

Random Tailwind Webappweb design

Generate a single-page, self-contained HTML webapp using Tailwind CSS for a randomly chosen category/industry/niche.

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025website
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
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08

Surprise Animal SVGimage generation

Generate SVG art of a randomly chosen animal in a setting of its choosing.

PaLM 2 Chat

PaLM 2 Chat

Google · Jul 2023svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
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Claude Opus 4

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic · May 2025svg
Nothing here. The model returned empty. We stared at it for a while.
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Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4
PaLM 2 Chat
PaLM 2 ChatRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 4 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

PaLM 2 Chat is 150x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Slight edge
Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
94%

Claude Opus 4 uses 11.2x more emoji

PaLM 2 Chat
Claude Opus 4
63%Vocabulary64%
16wSentence Length62w
0.77Hedging0.52
3.4Bold4.4
1.3Lists9.1
0.00Emoji0.11
0.07Headings1.87
0.27Transitions0.27
Based on 9 + 16 text responses
vs

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PaLM 2 ChatClaude Opus 4

Some models write identically. You are paying for the brand.

178 models fingerprinted across 32 writing dimensions. Free research.

Model Similarity Index

185x

price gap between models that write identically

178

models

12

clone pairs

32

dimensions

Devstral M / S
95.7%
Qwen3 Coder / Flash
95.6%
GPT-5.4 / Mini
93.3%
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We read every word. 250 models. 2.14 million words. This is what we found.

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