Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 40.3 to 14.2.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 29.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-10-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1218 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1209 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| DTBench | — | 50% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1207 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 4.6% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1185 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 33% |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1044 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1215 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1231 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1234 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1206 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1150 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1236 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1212 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1199 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1219 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1226 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1218 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1185 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21.