Model comparison
Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Claude Opus 4.8
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Cheap multimodal at million-token scale.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic's heavyweight for hard reasoning and agentic work.
Specs
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash | Claude Opus 4.8 |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.0M tokens↑ | 1M tokens |
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.300↑ | $5.00 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $2.50↑ | $25.00 |
| Modalities | File · Image · Text · Audio · Video | Text · Image |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | - | May 2026 |
Key differences
- -Gemini 2.5 Flash offers 1.0M context; Claude Opus 4.8 offers 1M.
- -Input pricing: Gemini 2.5 Flash at $0.300/1M vs Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/1M.