# Claude Opus 4.5 20251101 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash

As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude Opus 4.5 20251101 leads Gemini 3.6 Flash in 0 of 2 shared categories.

Claude Opus 4.5 20251101: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: $1.5 per 1M blended tokens.

Claude Opus 4.5 20251101: closed weights.

Gemini 3.6 Flash: closed weights.

- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Claude Opus 4.5 20251101 in Science at #9 against #55.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash leads Claude Opus 4.5 20251101 in Abstraction (ARC) at #13 against #27.

As of Oct 14, 2026, Claude Opus 4.5 20251101 is ranked #27 in Abstraction (ARC) (since Oct 14, 2026; sources ARC-AGI; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 14, 2026, Gemini 3.6 Flash is ranked #9 in Science (since Oct 14, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).