# Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Gemini 3.5 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-7-adaptive-vs-gemini-3-5-flash
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 7
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher overall point estimate 69.65 to 63.95. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 50.1 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 87.8 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is HLE in Knowledge, with scores of 54.7% and 40.2%.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 69.65 | 63.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 21 | 27 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $1.50 / $9.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive)
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 60.9 (Supported · #21/119)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 50.7 (Supported · #42/119)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | 79.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 77.3% | 83.6% | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| OSWorld-Verified | 78% | 78.4% | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| CyberGym | 73.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 18.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 45.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 56.5% | Coming soon |
| Finance Agent v2 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 61.85% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 57.5 (Estimated · #26/144)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 52.3 (Supported · #39/144)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 87.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 64.3% | 55.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 69.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 76.2% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 48.68% | Coming soon |
| cursorBench31 | Coming soon | 49.8% | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | Coming soon | 48.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 53.6 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 62.8 (#20/27)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCR v2 128K-256K | 59.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 75.8% | 72.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| ARC-AGI-3 | 0.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 77.3% | Coming soon |
| MRCR 1M | Coming soon | 26.6% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 50.1 (#38/49)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 87.8 (#6/49)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 43.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | 91% | 84.2% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| CharXiv w/o tools | 82.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 83.6% | Coming soon |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | Coming soon | 33.6% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: 63.7 (Estimated · #33/171)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 64 (Supported · #30/171)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 94.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 94.2% | 92.7% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| HLE | 54.7% | 40.2% | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) |
| HLE w/o tools | 46.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 89.5% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 84.1 (#43/125)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.5 Flash public-lane score: 55.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath (legacy) | 43.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 38.966% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 14.583% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) or Gemini 3.5 Flash?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

The widest category gap is in multimodal & grounded, where the averages are 50.1 for Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) and 87.8 for Gemini 3.5 Flash.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) cover on BenchLM?

Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive) currently has 21 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.5 Flash cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.5 Flash currently has 27 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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