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Claude Opus 5 vs Gemini 4 Argon
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Winner summary
Gemini 4 Argon wins on 10/12 benchmarks
Gemini 4 Argon wins 10 of 12 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · knowledge · math.
Category leads
agentic·Gemini 4 Argonknowledge·Gemini 4 Argoncoding·Claude Opus 5math·Gemini 4 Argongeneral·Gemini 4 Argon
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Opus 5
#21 by perf·#7 by attention
Gemini 4 Argon
#11 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
Gemini 4 Argon
2.7x better value than Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5
4.6 pts/$
$15.00/M
Gemini 4 Argon
12.5 pts/$
$6.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$965.0B·Tier 1
Google DeepMind
$4.25T·Tier 1
Head to head
12 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Opus 5Gemini 4 Argon
APEX-Agents
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +16.6
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Claude Opus 5
65.8
Gemini 4 Argon
82.4
Chess Puzzles
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +16.8
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Claude Opus 5
40.0
Gemini 4 Argon
56.9
Frontiercode
Claude Opus 5 leads by +5.8
Claude Opus 5
53.4
Gemini 4 Argon
47.5
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +4.9
Claude Opus 5
73.2
Gemini 4 Argon
78.0
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +0.3
Claude Opus 5
85.6
Gemini 4 Argon
86.0
Frontierswe
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +3.0
Claude Opus 5
52.0
Gemini 4 Argon
55.0
Furniture Assembly
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +16.7
Claude Opus 5
44.0
Gemini 4 Argon
60.7
GPQA diamond
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +3.4
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Claude Opus 5
91.8
Gemini 4 Argon
95.2
Mystery Game Puzzles
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +5.5
Claude Opus 5
54.8
Gemini 4 Argon
60.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +1.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude Opus 5
98.9
Gemini 4 Argon
100.0
Proofbench
Claude Opus 5
99.0
Gemini 4 Argon
99.0
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 4 Argon leads by +16.1
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Claude Opus 5
59.9
Gemini 4 Argon
76.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 5 | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 65.8 | 82.4 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 40.0 | 56.9 |
Frontiercode | 53.4 | 47.5 |
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private | 73.2 | 78.0 |
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private | 85.6 | 86.0 |
Frontierswe | 52.0 | 55.0 |
Furniture Assembly | 44.0 | 60.7 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 91.8 | 95.2 |
Mystery Game Puzzles | 54.8 | 60.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 98.9 | 100.0 |
Proofbench | 99.0 | 99.0 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 59.9 | 76.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $25.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $100.00 | |
| $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $40.00 |