Comparing 2 models

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Facts first, then task-specific rankings. A highlighted cell is better only for that row, not universally.

metric

Model 1Claude Opus 4.6

Model 2Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

Best for

Logic & Problem Solving (#1)

OCR & Documents (#2)

Provider

anthropic

google

Context

1.0MBest

Input / 1M

$0.30Best

Output / 1M

$25

$2.50Best

Tool use

yesBest

Vision

yesBest

Reasoning

yesBest

Open-weight

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Released

Feb 1, 2026

Jul 9, 2026

task evidence

How they place when the question changes

Lower ranks are better. “Best” marks the strongest option in this shortlist for that task.

Best LLM for RAG & Long Context #2Best —

Cheapest Capable LLM #7 #3Best

Best LLM for Roleplay & Character #2Best #4

Best LLM for Document Parsing #2Best #5

Best LLM for a General Assistant #6Best —

Best LLM for OCR & Documents —#2Best

Best LLM for Massive Context #1Best —

Best LLM for Writing #7Best —

Best LLM for Frontend & UI #4Best —

Best LLM for Logic & Problem Solving #1Best —

Best LLM for Chat & Roleplay #3Best —

Best LLM for Translation #7Best —

Best LLM for Literary Translation #7Best —

Best LLM for Vision & Documents #2Best #7

Best LLM for Summarization #5Best —

Best LLM for Goose #6Best —

Best LLM for Agentic Coding #6Best —

Best Cheap LLM for High Volume #8Best —

Best LLM for Creative Writing #3Best #5

Best LLM for JSON & Schema Output #8Best —

Best LLM for Competition Math #4Best —

Best LLM for Business Writing #5Best #7

Best LLM for Coding #8Best —

Best LLM for Marketing Copy #8Best —

Best LLM for Document Summarization #3Best —

Best LLM for Structured Data Extraction #8Best —

Best LLM for OpenHands #6Best —

Best LLM for Hermes Agent #6Best —

Best LLM for Fast Summaries #8Best —

Best Value LLM #8Best —

Best LLM for Everyday Translation #7Best —