№ — Head-to-Head
Claude vs Google Gemini
Side by side: starting price, pricing model, free tier and platforms. Check each vendor's pricing page before you buy, since plans change often.
At a glance
What each one is
Claude
Claude by Anthropic spans the Opus, Sonnet, Haiku and Fable model families — Claude Opus 5.5, released 22 September 2026, is the current flagship and runs 40% cheaper than Opus 5. Includes Artifacts for live previews of code and documents, Projects for grouped context, and connectors via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Free tier with limits; Pro at $20/mo ($17 billed annually), Max from $100/mo.
Full Claude entry →Google Gemini
Google Gemini is a multimodal AI by Google DeepMind. Gemini 4 Argon is the current frontier model, available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search, with Gemini 3.x Flash models for cheaper high-volume work. Includes Deep Research for multi-step web reports, custom Gems, native image and audio output, and Workspace integration (Gmail, Docs, Sheets). Free tier; Google AI Plus at $4.99/mo, AI Pro at $19.99/mo, AI Ultra from $99.99/mo.
Full Google Gemini entry →We haven't written a verdict for this matchup yet, so we don't name a winner. How we choose what to feature is explained in our editorial methodology.