Claude Opus 5.5 vs Gemini 4 Argon

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Gemini 4 Argon vs Claude Opus 5.5 in real side-by-side tests: 4 posts from X where both got the same prompt; 1 post reports cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.

Posts

4

Same prompt, separate runs

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Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.

Summary

Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 4 Argon appear together in 4 posts on X: pelican riding a bicycle SVG (@xiangxiang103), jelly Rubik's cube (@0xRhinoX), night train 3D scene (@EnvolDev) and interactive holographic CD (@kinderlayer). 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

Claude Opus 5.5 vs Gemini 4 Argon: cost, time and tokens as stated in each post
PostModelTimeCostTokensAuthor’s verdictOriginal
Pelican riding a bicycle SVG@xiangxiang103Gemini 4 Argon————X post
Pelican riding a bicycle SVG@xiangxiang103Claude Opus 5.5————X post
Jelly Rubik's cube@0xRhinoXGemini 4 Argon33 min$0.55——X post
Jelly Rubik's cube@0xRhinoXClaude Opus 5.51 h 23 min$11.10—Only Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Opus 5.5 produced translucent jellyX post
Night train 3D scene@EnvolDevGemini 4 Argon————X post
Night train 3D scene@EnvolDevClaude Opus 5.5————X post
Interactive holographic CD@kinderlayerGemini 4 Argon————X post
Interactive holographic CD@kinderlayerClaude Opus 5.5————X post

Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.

Who won where

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  • 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 night train. — @EnvolDev

Models

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