Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Gemini 2.5 Flash

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

Quick Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash wins overall with a score of 41 vs 29 (12 point difference).Gemini 2.5 Flash wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Gemini 2.5 Flash

47.8

38
MMLU
50
37
GPQA
49
35
SuperGPQA
47
33
OpenBookQA
45

Coding

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Gemini 2.5 Flash

42

30
HumanEval
42

Mathematics

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Gemini 2.5 Flash

49

38
AIME 2023
50
40
AIME 2024
52
39
AIME 2025
51
34
HMMT Feb 2023
46
36
HMMT Feb 2024
48
35
HMMT Feb 2025
47
37
BRUMO 2025
49

Reasoning

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Gemini 2.5 Flash

47

36
SimpleQA
48
34
MuSR
46

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Gemini 2.5 Flash scores higher overall with 41 vs 29, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Gemini 2.5 Flash leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 47.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Gemini 2.5 Flash leads in coding with an average score of 42 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Gemini 2.5 Flash leads in math with an average score of 49 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Gemini 2.5 Flash?

Gemini 2.5 Flash leads in reasoning with an average score of 47 vs 35.