# Claude vs Gemini: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-gemini
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,gemini&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and Gemini (Google) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 6 differences and 3 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude shows 14 menu items; Gemini shows 11.
- Claude's message box covers more of the screen than Gemini's (6.5% vs 4.1%).
- Claude shows more clickable items than Gemini (~18 vs ~14).
- Claude shows no suggested prompts; Gemini shows 3.
- Claude's sidebar is wider than Gemini's (23% vs 4% of the screen width).
- Claude uses 2 text sizes; Gemini uses 3.

## Similarities

- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### Gemini

Week of October 12, 2026, compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

- The icon of a sidebar button changed (diamond icon → clock icon).
- An icon button (hexagon icon) now appears in the sidebar.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Gemini: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/gemini

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Gemini, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/gemini.local.png?v=1792783751739