Claude Opus 5.5 vs Gemini 4 Argon
Also compared as: gemini 4 argon vs opus 5.5 · argon 4 vs opus 5.5 · argon vs opus · argon vs opus 5.5 · gemini argon 4 vs opus 5.5
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Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 in real side-by-side tests: 6 posts from X where both got the same prompt; 2 posts report cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.
Posts
6
Same prompt, separate runs
4Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
Summary
Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 4 Argon appear together in 6 posts on X: 3D lava lamp, 4 models, max thinking (@melvynx), pelican riding a bicycle SVG (@xiangxiang103), jelly Rubik's cube (@0xRhinoX), Eiffel Tower in Three.js, 4 models (@Bhavani_00007), night train 3D scene (@EnvolDev) and 1 more. All are part of larger lineups with other models. In @0xRhinoX's jelly Rubik's cube, Gemini 4 Argon was cheaper ($0.55 vs $11.10) and faster (33 min vs 1 h 23 min), as reported in the post. According to @0xRhinoX, only Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Opus 5.5 produced translucent jelly. (The author’s view.)
What each post reports
| Post | Model | Time | Cost | Tokens | Author’s verdict | Original |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D lava lamp, 4 models, max thinking@melvynx | Claude Opus 5.5 | 1 h 34 min | $0.54 | — | — | X post |
| 3D lava lamp, 4 models, max thinking@melvynx | Gemini 4 Argon | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Pelican riding a bicycle SVG@xiangxiang103 | Gemini 4 Argon | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Pelican riding a bicycle SVG@xiangxiang103 | Claude Opus 5.5 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Jelly Rubik's cube@0xRhinoX | Gemini 4 Argon | 33 min | $0.55 | — | — | X post |
| Jelly Rubik's cube@0xRhinoX | Claude Opus 5.5 | 1 h 23 min | $11.10 | — | Only Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Opus 5.5 produced translucent jelly | X post |
| Eiffel Tower in Three.js, 4 models@Bhavani_00007 | Gemini 4 Argon | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Eiffel Tower in Three.js, 4 models@Bhavani_00007 | Claude Opus 5.5 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Night train 3D scene@EnvolDev | Gemini 4 Argon | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Night train 3D scene@EnvolDev | Claude Opus 5.5 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Interactive holographic CD@kinderlayer | Gemini 4 Argon | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Interactive holographic CD@kinderlayer | Claude Opus 5.5 | — | — | — | — | X post |
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Who won where
1- Jelly Rubik's cubeOnly Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Opus 5.5 produced translucent jelly.— the author’s view, @0xRhinoX (paraphrased)
Prompts shown in the posts
build a 3D lava lamp — @melvynx
Build a night train. — @EnvolDev
Models
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