Google vs Anthropic across reasoning, speed and price — live data, updated daily.
Live data · updated 2026-09-15 18:18 · sources: LMArena + OpenRouter
Quality crown: Gemini. Value crown: Gemini — gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search] at a fraction of price.
| Dimension | Gemini (gemini-omni-1.1-flash) | Claude (claude-fable-5) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena rating (live) | 1515 (gemini-omni-1.1-flash) | 1506 (claude-fable-5) | Gemini |
| Models in top 10 | 7 | 10 | Claude |
| Context window | 0K | 1M | Claude |
| Flagship output $/1M | $9 | $50 | Gemini |
| Best value pick | gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search] ($3) | claude-sonnet-4-6-search ($7.5) | Gemini |
You want top-tier quality at aggressive prices — Google's flash tier (gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search]) is the value leader, and Gemini tops out at competitive context.
You are building code-heavy products — Anthropic holds 10 of the top-10 spots and is the family developers reach for when output quality beats token price.