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AnthropicClaude Opus 4.7VSGoogleGemini 3.5 Flash

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

We recommend Claude Opus 4.7 if you need peak intelligence for reasoning and coding tasks, or the 3.0x cheaper Gemini 3.5 Flash to optimize your budget for high-volume pipelines. While Claude Opus 4.7 holds a clear performance lead, it carries a heavy price premium. Choose Claude Opus 4.7 for complex logic, or Gemini 3.5 Flash for budget efficiency.
WHY?
Benchmark Calculations & Evidence:
  • Coding Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the SWE-bench Pro benchmark. Claude Opus 4.7 scored 64.3%, while Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 55.1%.
  • Reasoning Benchmarks: Both models were evaluated on the GPQA Diamond benchmark. Claude Opus 4.7 scored 94.2%, while Gemini 3.5 Flash scored 92.2%.
  • Cost Efficiency: Gemini 3.5 Flash pricing ($1.5/M input, $9/M output) is 3.0x cheaper than Claude Opus 4.7 ($5/M input, $25/M output).
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    Model Specs

    Claude Opus 4.7

    Benchmarks & Scores

    Coding (swe-bench-pro)Winner (+9.2%)
    64.3%

    complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

    Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+2.0%)
    94.2%

    graduate-level science QA

    Cost & Context

    Cost (per 1M tokens)
    $10.00Input: $5.00 | Output: $25.00
    Context Window
    1.05M tokens
    Model Specs

    Gemini 3.5 Flash

    Benchmarks & Scores

    Coding (swe-bench-pro)
    55.1%

    complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

    Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
    92.2%

    graduate-level science QA

    Cost & Context

    Cost (per 1M tokens)3.0x cheaper
    $3.38Input: $1.50 | Output: $9.00
    Context Window
    1.05M tokens

    Frequently Asked Questions about Claude Opus 4.7 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash

    Gemini 3.5 Flash is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.7. Gemini 3.5 Flash has a blended cost of $3.38/1M tokens, which is about 3.0x cheaper than Claude Opus 4.7 at $10.00/1M tokens.

    Claude Opus 4.7 is better for coding tasks on this benchmark. It scores 64.3% on swe-bench-pro (complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning) compared to Gemini 3.5 Flash which scores 55.1%.

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