# Claude Opus 4.7 vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-opus-4-7-vs-gemini-3-1-flash-lite
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Claude Opus 4.7 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 has the higher overall point estimate 65.18 to 46.72. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in coding, where the averages are 55.6 for Claude Opus 4.7 and 23.6 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Vibe Code Bench in Coding, with scores of 71.00% and 0.00%.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 65.18 | 46.72 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $5.00 / $25.00 | $0.25 / $1.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: 54 (Supported · #40/124)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 26.7 (Estimated · #97/124)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 65.59% | 38.46% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| ResearchClawBench | 20.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | 13.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 68.5% | 34.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| ApprenticeBench | 7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: 55.6 (Supported · #30/149)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 23.6 (Estimated · #109/149)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 71.00% | 0.00% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| React Native Evals | 82.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierCode 1.1 Main | 38.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 85.1% | 80.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 82.0% | 62.8% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | 28.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JevBench 1.4 | Coming soon | 14.26 | Coming soon |
| JevBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 19.58 | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 42 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: 65.3 (Estimated · #30/181)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 46.9 (Estimated · #89/181)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | 90.2% | 81.1% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | 89.9% | 86.2% | Claude Opus 4.7 |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Opus 4.7 public-lane score: 72.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite public-lane score: 44 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 70.175% | 27.719% | Claude Opus 4.7 |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 31.707% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Opus 4.7 or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

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

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Opus 4.7 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

The widest category gap is in coding, where the averages are 55.6 for Claude Opus 4.7 and 23.6 for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.

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

Claude Opus 4.7 currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite currently has 11 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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