Gemini vs Claude: Which AI Model Is the Best Choice?
Compare Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude on performance, cost, multi-modal capabilities, and safety. Discover which model best fits your AI assistant.
Google Gemini
Google's multimodal AI model available as Gemini Pro and Flash, with strong integration into the Google ecosystem and competitive API pricing.
Claude (Anthropic)
Anthropic's AI model focused on safety, nuanced reasoning, and an extensive context window up to 200K tokens.
Comparison table
| Feature | Google Gemini | Claude (Anthropic) |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-modal | Extensive — text, image, audio, video, and code | Text and image (vision) |
| Context window | Up to 2M tokens (Gemini Pro) — largest available | Up to 200K tokens — large but smaller |
| Cost | Flash very affordable, Pro competitive | Haiku cheap, Sonnet and Opus more expensive |
| Safety | Google Safety filters, sometimes too restrictive | Constitutional AI — nuanced and safe |
| Answer quality | Strong in facts and data analysis | Strong in reasoning, writing, and nuance |
Verdict
Gemini excels in multi-modal capabilities and context length. Claude is stronger in nuanced reasoning and safety. For most chatbot applications, both deliver excellent results — test both to see which best matches your tone-of-voice.
Our recommendation
OpenClaw Installeren supports both Gemini and Claude. We recommend Gemini Flash for cost-efficient, fast answers and Claude Sonnet for situations requiring more nuance and depth. With OpenClaw, you can choose the optimal model per use case.
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