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Claude Opus 5 (medium) vs Gemini 4 Carbon (high)

Claude Opus 5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.4 vs 9.3. Claude Opus 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $2.870 vs $6.107. Claude Opus 5 (medium) is faster at 13.24s vs 120.04s, with pass rates of 84.1% vs 97.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#32
Total Output Tokens
43,450
Response Time (avg)
13.24s
Total Cost
$2.870
Rank
#36
Total Output Tokens
513,770
Response Time (avg)
120.04s
Total Cost
$6.107
Recommended model Claude Opus 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (9.4), while costing about 2.1x less than Gemini 4 Carbon (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus 5 medium Release: 2026-07-25 Gemini 4 Carbon Gemini 4 Carbon high Release: 2026-11-12
Score 9.4 9.3
Rank #32 #36
Reliability 10.0 9.0
Consistency 9.6 9.3
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 84.1% 97.1%
Flaky tests 1 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 15.102 29.080
Total Cost $2.870 $6.107
Input Price $5.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $25.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.500 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Cache Write Price $6.250 / 1M $0.188 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 356,605 484,505
Output Tokens 26,715 6,098
Reasoning Tokens 17,041 507,672
Response Time (avg) 13.24s 120.04s
Response Time (max) 78.80s 443.11s
Response Time (total) 304.46s 2760.87s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.2T total (~20B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#32 Claude Opus 5

medium
Cost
$0.125
Time
69.3s
Tokens
5,134 tok

#36 Gemini 4 Carbon

high
Reached the allocated time limit (600 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
600.0s
Tokens
0 tok

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Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 9.56s 10,590 5,224 1,162
Gemini 4 Carbon 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 119.00s 8,448 495 79,534

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