Best AI for revision & study / head-to-head

Claude Opus 4.6 vs Gemini 3.1 Pro Previewfor revision & study

The verdict

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview wins, 8988

Same 12 revision & study tasks, marked blind by three rival labs. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview took 2 tasks, Claude Opus 4.6 took 4, 6 tied. Tested 14 Aug 2026.

Where they differed most

The task — The exam answer plan

Plan a 12-mark GCSE history answer on 'How far was the Treaty of Versailles responsible for the rise of Hitler?' Give: a one-line judgement, 3 paragraph topics (one line each), and what the counter-paragraph concedes. No essay, just the plan, under 120 words.

**Judgement:** The Treaty of Versailles was largely responsible for Hitler's rise, though it required the catalyst of the Great Depression to translate resentment into mass support.

**Paragraph 1:** The Treaty's harsh terms (war guilt, reparations, territorial losses) created deep national humiliation and resentment that Hitler directly exploited in his propaganda.

**Paragraph 2:** The Treaty destabilised Weimar democracy from birth, associating it with the "November Criminals" and the diktat, making Germans receptive to extremist alternative…
**Judgement:** The Treaty of Versailles was a crucial underlying factor, but the 1929 Great Depression was ultimately more responsible for Hitler's rise.

**Paragraph 1:** The Treaty of Versailles created deep-seated resentment and early economic instability that Hitler exploited through nationalist rhetoric.

**Paragraph 2:** The 1929 Great Depression was the immediate trigger that radicalized desperate voters and transformed the Nazis into a mass party.

**Paragraph 3:** The inherent weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and the political miscalc…

Task by task

TaskClaude Opus 4.6Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Condense a topic1010
Flashcards that test1010
Explain then check98
The exam answer plan58
Mnemonic that works88
Spot the misconception109
Timetable the revision58
Simplify without losing truth99
Quiz from notes1010
Compare for the exam1010
The night-before triage108
Refuse to do the homework109

Full receipts: Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview · judges gemini-3.1-pro-preview, gpt-5.6-terra, grok-4.5

Questions people ask

Which is better for revision & study: Claude Opus 4.6 or Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview?

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview — it scored 89/100 against 88/100 on our 12-task revision & study suite, winning 2 tasks to 4 with 6 tied. Every answer was marked blind by three judges from three rival AI labs.

How was this tested?

Both models answered the identical published revision & study tasks. Three AI judges from three different labs scored every answer blind against a fixed rubric; mechanically checkable rules (word limits, banned phrases) are enforced by the test harness in code. The raw outputs and judge verdicts are downloadable.

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