Model comparison

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview

Compare Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic) and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview (Google) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.

Which should you pick?

  • Price: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is cheaper ($2 / 1M tokens input / $12 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 ($5 / 1M tokens input / $25 / 1M tokens output).

Side by side

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — full comparison

Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.

ModelProviderInputOutputContextCapabilitiesBest forLatencyStatusSource
Claude Opus 4.6anthropic/claude-opus-4.6Anthropic$5 / 1M tokens$25 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat1930-4195msCatalogPlatform curated
Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewgoogle/gemini-3.1-pro-previewGoogleStarting at $2 / 1M tokens$12 / 1M tokens1M
StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision
image understanding, multimodal chat2140-4141msCatalogPlatform curated

FAQ

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview FAQ

Is Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview cheaper?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is cheaper ($2 / 1M tokens input / $12 / 1M tokens output) vs Claude Opus 4.6 ($5 / 1M tokens input / $25 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?

Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview for Vision: which should I pick?

Both target Vision. Pick Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview to optimize cost, or Claude Opus 4.6 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.