head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
Arena duels mixing twitch dodge-punish play with RPG build preparation.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A modern Gears entry spanning campaign, Horde, Escape, and ranked versus.
Dissidia Final Fantasy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Gears 5 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Aerial dashes, dodge timing and punishes demand fast hands
Gears 5
Movement tech and shotgun duels remain the core test
Dissidia Final Fantasy leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Human duels hinge on baiting bravery attacks and dodges
Gears 5
Ranked versus rewards out-thinking human opponents
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Some equipment and summon randomness, mostly known state
Gears 5
Escape and Horde inject some run variance
Dissidia Final Fantasy leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Builds, accessories and matchup knowledge shape every duel
Gears 5
Character ultimates and map control are learnable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.