Gemini 3.1 Pro PreviewvsClaude Opus 4.6

Across 15 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview leads overall: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview wins 8, Claude Opus 4.6 wins 6, with 1 ties and an average score difference of +1.71.

Google Deep Mind
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Google Deep Mind · 2026-02-20 · Multimodal model

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic · 2026-02-05 · Reasoning model

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview8 wins(53%)Ties1(40%)6 winsClaude Opus 4.6

Benchmark scores

Grouped by capability, sorted by largest gap within each. 15 shared benchmarks.

General Knowledge

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 3/5
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
ARC-AGI-277.107 / 59Thinking High (No Tools)66.3015 / 59Extended (no tools)+10.80
GPQA Diamond94.303 / 178Thinking High (No Tools)91.3114 / 178Extended (no tools)+2.99
HLE51.4015 / 157Thinking High (With Tools)5311 / 157Extended (with tools, internet)-1.60
MMLU92.603 / 65Thinking High (No Tools)91.057 / 65Extended (no tools)+1.55
ARC-AGI-303 / 6Thinking High (No Tools)01 / 6最高(无工具)

Agent Level Benchmark

Even 2/2
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
τ²-Bench90.802 / 40Thinking High (With Tools)91.891 / 40Extended (with tools)-1.09
τ²-Bench - Telecom99.301 / 35Thinking High (With Tools)99.252 / 35Extended (with tools)+0.05

Coding and Software Engineer

Even 2/2
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
LiveCodeBench91.703 / 120Thinking High (With Tools)7637 / 120Extended (no tools)+15.70
SWE-bench Verified80.6010 / 108Thinking High (With Tools)80.849 / 108Extended (with tools)-0.24

Math and Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6 2/2
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
FrontierMath - Tier 416.7020 / 80Normal (No Tools)22.9012 / 80最高(无工具)-6.20
FrontierMath36.9011 / 60Thinking High (No Tools)40.707 / 60最高(无工具)-3.80

AI Agent - Information Search

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1/1
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
BrowseComp85.903 / 45Thinking High (With Tools + Internet)847 / 45Thinking (With Tools + Internet)+1.90

AI Agent - Tool Usage

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1/1
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
Terminal Bench 2.068.508 / 46Thinking High (With Tools)65.4011 / 46Extended (with tools)+3.10

Claw-style Agent Evaluation

Claude Opus 4.6 1/1
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
Pinch Bench86.7010 / 37Thinking (With Tools)87.407 / 37Thinking (With Tools)-0.70

Multimodal Understanding

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 1/1
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6Diff
MMMU80.5011 / 28Thinking High (No Tools)77.3015 / 28Extended (with tools)+3.20

Specs

FieldGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6
PublisherGoogle Deep MindAnthropic
Release date2026-02-202026-02-05
Model typeMultimodal modelReasoning model
ArchitectureDenseDense
ParametersNot availableNot available
Context length1M1000K
Max output32K64K

API pricing

Prices use DataLearner records when available; missing fields are not inferred.

ItemGemini 3.1 Pro PreviewClaude Opus 4.6
Text input$2 / 1M tokens$0.5 / 1M tokens
Text output$12 / 1M tokens$25 / 1M tokens
Cache readNot public$0.5 / 1M tokens
Cache writeNot public$10 / 1M tokens

Summary

  • Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewleads in:General Knowledge (3/5), AI Agent - Information Search (1/1), AI Agent - Tool Usage (1/1), Multimodal Understanding (1/1)
  • Claude Opus 4.6leads in:Math and Reasoning (2/2), Claw-style Agent Evaluation (1/1)
  • Tied in:Agent Level Benchmark, Coding and Software Engineer

On average across the 15 shared benchmarks, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview scores 1.71 higher.

Largest single-benchmark gap: LiveCodeBench — Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview 91.70 vs Claude Opus 4.6 76 (+15.70).

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