Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 65 (15 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

Gemini 2.5 Pro

81.5

99
MMLU
83
97
GPQA
83
95
SuperGPQA
81
93
OpenBookQA
79

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

Gemini 2.5 Pro

75

93
HumanEval
75

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

Gemini 2.5 Pro

83

99
AIME 2023
84
99
AIME 2024
86
98
AIME 2025
85
95
HMMT Feb 2023
80
97
HMMT Feb 2024
82
96
HMMT Feb 2025
81
96
BRUMO 2025
83

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

Gemini 2.5 Pro

80

95
SimpleQA
81
93
MuSR
79

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 65, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 81.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 75.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 83.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 80.