Claude vs Gemini
A side-by-side, category-by-category comparison. Winner overall: Gemini (80.2 vs 85.9 / 100).
Claude vs Gemini by category
Yellow = the higher score in that category.
| Category | Claude | Gemini |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence & model quality 30% | 82 | 88 |
| Features & capabilities 20% | 73 | 93 |
| Workflow fit 12% | 64 | 59 |
| Apps & ecosystem 9% | 94 | 91 |
| Privacy & compliance 8% | 81 | 75 |
| Reliability & support 7% | 84 | 93 |
| Value & pricing 7% | 78 | 88 |
| Business & teams 7% | 100 | 100 |
| Overall / 100 | 80.2 | 85.9 |
Where they diverge
The categories with the biggest gap between them.
Key differences
- Claude pulls ahead on: Privacy & compliance, Workflow fit, Apps & ecosystem.
- Gemini pulls ahead on: Reliability & support, Value & pricing, Features & capabilities.
- Price: Claude $20 / mo vs Gemini $19.99 / mo.
Which should you pick?
Claude
A strong coder with a 200k context and sharp writing. But performance is unstable run-to-run, and in our critical testing it scored very poorly on security-sensitive tasks. No native image generation, and a smaller feature spread.
Gemini
Best value mainstream and the widest context (up to ~1M tokens), deeply tied into Google. Less compelling outside that world.
Still torn? A single all-in-one plan can run both styles of model side by side — see best all-in-one.
Claude vs Gemini — questions
Is Claude better than Gemini?
Overall, Claude scores 80.2/100 and Gemini scores 85.9/100 in our weighted model — but the right pick depends on your task. Claude leads on Privacy & compliance, Workflow fit, Apps & ecosystem; Gemini leads on Reliability & support, Value & pricing, Features & capabilities.
Do Claude and Gemini cost the same?
Claude is $20 / mo and Gemini is $19.99 / mo for their main paid tiers (approximate). Top tiers cost more; see the pricing archive for official links.
Can I use both?
Yes — many people do. If you mainly want variety, an all-in-one subscription bundles several models for one price; otherwise keep the one that wins the category you use most.