Model comparison Synced Apr 6, 2026

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

moderate confidence

Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads overall

Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads in price and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 remains a solid alternative depending on your specific needs.

Best for with Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5

No clear advantages identified

Best for with Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Budget-conscious workflowsMulti-modal tasks

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Technical specifications

	Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5	Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Provider	Anthropic	Google
Input price	$3/M	$1/M
Output price	$15/M	$10/M
Context window	1.0M	1.0M
Max output	64K	66K
Capabilities	Tool useVisionReasoning	Tool useVisionAudioReasoning
Released	Sep 29, 2025	Jun 5, 2025

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Price

Google: Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5

$15/M tokens