WritingClaude wins
Claude remains the writing benchmark. Gemini is solid but more generic under pressure.
CodingClaude wins
Claude Code and agentic workflows give Claude the professional edge; Gemini is capable but less battle-tested in serious pipelines.
Context sizeGemini wins
2M tokens vs 1M — for truly enormous inputs, Gemini holds more at once.
PriceGemini wins
The free tier alone settles it for students and casual use; even paid, Gemini undercuts.
ResearchGemini wins
Search grounding with citations, NotebookLM integration and that giant context make Gemini the stronger study partner.
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