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Real data comparison

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)

On quality, Claude Opus 5 (batch) leads (63.1 vs 56). On price, Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($0.75 vs $10.00 per 1M). In real production usage, Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #12 vs #14 of 312). Across 1 real task categories where both models have classified traffic, Claude Opus 5 (batch) handles more of the traffic in 1 of them.

  • Claude Opus 5 (batch)
  • Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)
Quality (Intelligence Index)63.1 / 56
Price ($/1M blended)$10.00 / $0.75
Average usage share2.04% / 2.42%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Coding index78 / 76.1
Agentic index59.2 / 45.1
Context window1,000,000 / 1,048,576
Quality per dollar6.3 pts/$ / 74.7 pts/$

Head-to-head by real task

Claude Opus 5 (batch) leads 1 of 1 shared task categories by real classified traffic share; Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) leads 0. Not a benchmark score - this is what developers actually route to each model for, per OpenRouter's task classification.

TaskClaude Opus 5 (batch)Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)
Code Generation2.6%2.3%

Usage share over time

8.26%6.19%4.13%2.06%0.00%Share of usageJul 25Aug 10Aug 27
  • Claude Opus 5 (batch)
  • Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch)

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch): which is better quality?

Claude Opus 5 (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (63.1 vs 56).

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch): which is cheaper?

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $0.75/1M vs $10.00/1M.

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch): which is used more?

Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #12 vs #14 of 312).

Claude Opus 5 (batch) vs Google: Gemini 3.7 Flash (batch): which wins more real-world task categories?

Claude Opus 5 (batch) handles more traffic in 1 of 1 shared task categories where both models have classified OpenRouter usage.

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 28, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.