claude-opus-4-6 vs gemini-3.5-flash
Side-by-side comparison of claude-opus-4-6 and gemini-3.5-flash: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API.
claude-opus-4-6
Input / 1M
$5.00
Output / 1M
$25.00
Context
1M
Model ID
anthropic/claude-opus-4-6
gemini-3.5-flash
Input / 1M
$1.50
Output / 1M
$9.00
Context
1.0M
Model ID
google/gemini-3.5-flash
Pricing & specifications
| claude-opus-4-6 | gemini-3.5-flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $5.00 | $1.50 |
| Output price / 1M | $25.00 | $9.00 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Vision input | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Computer use | Yes | N/A |
| Provider | Anthropic | Google Gemini API |
Questions people ask
Is claude-opus-4-6 better than gemini-3.5-flash?
Benchmark data is limited for one or both models. Compare pricing and capabilities in the tables above, and test both on your own workload.
Which is cheaper, claude-opus-4-6 or gemini-3.5-flash?
gemini-3.5-flash is cheaper. claude-opus-4-6 costs $5.00/$25.00 per 1M input/output tokens, while gemini-3.5-flash costs $1.50/$9.00.
Can I use claude-opus-4-6 and gemini-3.5-flash through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6" and "google/gemini-3.5-flash", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
claude-opus-4-6 supports up to 1M tokens of context. gemini-3.5-flash supports up to 1.0M tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between claude-opus-4-6 and gemini-3.5-flash with one line of code
Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API for 600+ models. Change the model parameter, not your code.