Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Gemini 1.5 Pro wins overall with a score of 54 vs 29 (25 point difference).Gemini 1.5 Pro wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Gemini 1.5 Pro

62.5

38
MMLU
64
37
GPQA
64
35
SuperGPQA
62
33
OpenBookQA
60

Coding

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Gemini 1.5 Pro

56

30
HumanEval
56

Mathematics

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Gemini 1.5 Pro

63

38
AIME 2023
64
40
AIME 2024
66
39
AIME 2025
65
34
HMMT Feb 2023
60
36
HMMT Feb 2024
62
35
HMMT Feb 2025
61
37
BRUMO 2025
63

Reasoning

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Gemini 1.5 Pro

61

36
SimpleQA
62
34
MuSR
60

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Gemini 1.5 Pro scores higher overall with 54 vs 29, a difference of 25 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 62.5 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads in coding with an average score of 56 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads in math with an average score of 63 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 1.5 Pro?

Gemini 1.5 Pro leads in reasoning with an average score of 61 vs 35.