Gemini 2.5 Pro vs LongCat 2.0
Which is better for the money: Gemini 2.5 Pro by Google or LongCat 2.0 by LongCat? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick LongCat 2.0
LongCat 2.0 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro: 18.6% more intelligence, 33.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 31.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Pro | LongCat 2.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.1 | 19.1 | +18.6% LongCat 2.0 is 18.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $822.85 | $544.74 | −33.8% LongCat 2.0 is 33.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 27.13s | 35.54s | +31.0% LongCat 2.0 is 31.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $10.0 | $0.75 / $2.95 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 2.5 Pro is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- LongCat 2.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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