Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Claude Opus 5.5

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Language Models · verified 24 Sept 2026

Gemini 3.6 FlashGooglecurrent

Claude Opus 5.5Anthropiccurrent

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Specification	Gemini 3.6 Flash	Claude Opus 5.5
Summary	Cheaper and more efficient than its predecessor.	Fable 5.1's level of work on most tasks, at 40% less to run than Opus 5.
Context	—	1M
Input ($/Mtok)	—	$4
Output ($/Mtok)	—	$20
Licence	Proprietary	Proprietary
Max output	—	128K
Parameters	—	Not published
Released	21 Jul 2026	22 Sep 2026
Model ID	—	claude-opus-5-5
Category	Language Models	Language Models
Official	Google ↗	Anthropic ↗

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Best for cost-sensitive scale.

66.4% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 against 52.3% for Opus 5, on Anthropic's own harness
Cache reads cut 60% to $0.20, and output more than 30% faster than Opus 5
Attempts to work around its boundaries 85% less often than Opus 5, Anthropic reports

Best for agentic coding at flagship quality.