# Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-sonnet-4-5-vs-gemini-2-5-pro
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 5
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Gemini 2.5 Pro has the higher overall point estimate 49.14 to 47.96. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 22.9 for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and 73.3 for Gemini 2.5 Pro.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 77.2% and 63.8%.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | Google |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 47.96 | 49.14 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 12 | 9 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $3.00 / $15.00 | $1.25 / $10.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: 35.1 (Estimated · #81/128)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 25.7 (Estimated · #102/128)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 61.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | 17.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 48.51% | 42.01% | Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| JobBench | 27.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 22.3 (Supported · #115/150)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 77.2% | 63.8% | Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 50.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 0.40% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 54.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: 22.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 73.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 13.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 74.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 45.6 (Supported · #96/184)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 83.4% | 83% | Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| HLE | Coming soon | 18.8% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: Coming soon
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 57.8 (#83/148)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 public-lane score: 36.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Gemini 2.5 Pro public-lane score: 36.9 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Gemini 2.5 Pro | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2025 | 87% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 23.860% | 24.561% | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 2.439% | 0.000% | Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 92% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 22.9 for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and 73.3 for Gemini 2.5 Pro.

### How many benchmarks does Claude Sonnet 4.5 cover on BenchLM?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 currently has 12 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Gemini 2.5 Pro cover on BenchLM?

Gemini 2.5 Pro currently has 9 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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