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Claude vs Gemini

Two thoughtful, capable AIs — but their strengths barely overlap. Claude is the careful, document-savvy specialist. Gemini is the multimodal generalist with Google's data behind it.

§ 01 — Pricing

Side-by-side plans.

Claude

Free
Free
Free
  • Claude Sonnet 4.6
  • Limited daily usage
  • Projects
  • Chat history
Pro
$20 /mo
Claude Pro
  • Opus 4.7 + Sonnet 4.6
  • ~45 msgs / 5 hr
  • Research access
  • Google Workspace
Max
$100–200 /mo
Claude Max
  • $100: 5× Pro usage
  • $200: 20× Pro usage
  • Highest limits
  • Priority support

By Anthropic. Full Claude profile →

Gemini

Free
Free
Free
  • Gemini 2.5 Flash
  • Multimodal input
  • Basic features
Plus
$9.99 /mo
AI Plus
  • Gemini 3 Pro
  • Higher caps than Free
  • 200 GB storage
  • NotebookLM
Pro
$19.99 /mo
AI Pro
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro
  • 1M token context
  • Deep Research
  • Veo 3.1 Lite
Ultra
$249.99 /mo
AI Ultra
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro (extended)
  • Veo 3.1 video (1080p)
  • Deep Think
  • 30 TB storage

By Google. Full Gemini profile →

§ 02 — At a glance

Strengths and weaknesses.

Claude

Best for: Document analysis, research papers, nuanced writing, software engineering

Weakness: No image or video generation; smaller usage caps than ChatGPT

From $0 (free)/mo. Top tier: $200/mo.

Gemini

Best for: Google ecosystem users, video generation, very long documents (1M tokens)

Weakness: Quality lags ChatGPT/Claude on hard reasoning; UI changes constantly

From $0 (free)/mo. Top tier: $249.99/mo.

§ 03 — Verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pick Claude if…

Pick Claude Pro for serious writing, research, and code. Opus 4.7 is the most careful reasoner of any consumer model, and Claude's 200K context handles full books or codebases without losing the plot.

Pick Gemini if…

Pick Gemini AI Pro for multimodal work (image, video, audio in one place), 1M-token context, and Google integration. Deep Research is a real differentiator if you need cited, structured reports.

Bottom line

Long documents and code → Claude. Multimodal, video, or Google-native workflows → Gemini.

§ 04 — Other comparisons

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