Migrate from Gemini API to Claude

108+ public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024, in 107 repos, say they move a project from Gemini API to Claude. 104+ go the other way. Real code changes by developers in general, not only makers — read from the titles, so a PR is counted when its title says "Gemini API to Claude".

When they moved

Pull requests a month. Most are recent: 108 in the last 13 months against 0 before. The busiest month was Jul 2026 (22). GitHub returned only the newest 500 matches, so earlier months are undercounted.

Oct 2024Oct 2026 (so far)

What they move

The part of the app a pull request's title names — "migrate auth from Gemini API to Claude". Many titles name none, so the shares don't add up to 100%.

  • Models and prompts20% 22 of 108
  • API and functions19% 21 of 108
  • Deployment3% 3 of 108

The newest 20 pull requests

All matching pull requests on GitHub, both ways ↗

Gemini API and Claude, side by side

Among makers' products we track for LLM API: Gemini API 99, Claude 252.

At input tokens 50 million tokens, output tokens 10 million tokens, Gemini API costs $28/mo (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite) and Claude $10/mo (Claude Haiku 5.5), at list prices.

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Where else Gemini API projects go

Where else Claude's newcomers come from

Questions

How many projects have moved from Gemini API to Claude?

108+ public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024, in 107 repos, have a title saying they move from Gemini API to Claude.

Do projects move back from Claude to Gemini API?

Yes: 104+ pull requests over the same time go from Claude to Gemini API, against 108+ from Gemini API to Claude.

What do people move first from Gemini API to Claude?

Of the pull request titles, 20% name models and prompts, 19% name API and functions.

Is Claude cheaper than Gemini API?

At input tokens 50 million tokens, output tokens 10 million tokens: Gemini API $28/mo (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite), Claude $10/mo (Claude Haiku 5.5), at list prices.

GitHub search, Oct 2026 (as of 2026-10-02).