Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro wins overall with a score of 65 vs 29 (36 point difference).Gemini 2.5 Pro wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Gemini 2.5 Pro

81.5

38
MMLU
83
37
GPQA
83
35
SuperGPQA
81
33
OpenBookQA
79

Coding

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Gemini 2.5 Pro

75

30
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Gemini 2.5 Pro

83

38
AIME 2023
84
40
AIME 2024
86
39
AIME 2025
85
34
HMMT Feb 2023
80
36
HMMT Feb 2024
82
35
HMMT Feb 2025
81
37
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Gemini 2.5 Pro

80

36
SimpleQA
81
34
MuSR
79

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher overall with 65 vs 29, a difference of 36 points across all benchmarks.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 81.5 vs 35.8.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads in coding with an average score of 75 vs 30.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads in math with an average score of 83 vs 37.

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

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads in reasoning with an average score of 80 vs 35.