Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 3.6 Flash in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 67.8 to 15.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 94.2% for Gemini 3.6 Flash.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 54.1 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2026-07-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3.75 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 46 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | 56.1% |
| DeepSWE | — | 46.7% |
| FrontierCode | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1538 |
| SciCode | — | 52.7% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1491 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 715.52 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 46.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 14% |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 51% | 95.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | 154.25 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 60.4% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 91.2% |
| CritPt | — | 10.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 43% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1485 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 30% |
| LMCA | — | 44.9% |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 94.2% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 58.9% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 22% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 70.8% |
| ProofBench | — | 36% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1505 |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 94.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 66.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1488 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1298 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 31.2% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 23.3% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1456 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1469 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1531 |
| LMArena French | — | 1504 |
| LMArena German | — | 1478 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1476 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1431 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1475 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1466 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1474 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1465 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1604 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1481 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Gemini 3.6 Flash better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Gemini 3.6 Flash share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46.