Not remotely... 5th hate lee nearly soloed Gaara in part 1Correction 6 Gates Gai = Kakashi
When Gai was in 6th Gate Kakshi was uinsg MS and they both held their own against the edo Jin even in their beast mode. This is why they are rivals. Gai has the gates that put him on par with Kakashi's Sharingan techs.
7th Gate Gai = Kakashi using Kamui at his current state.
8th Gate Gai > Kakashi. But this would result in a draw since after Gai defeats Kakashi, he would die.
They have always been equal. Just like Sasuke and Naruto.
Part1 Garra> Kakashi....
Stop fanboying.