Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 51.7.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 37.8 |
| Released | — | 2025-02-05 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1322 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 47.1% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1324 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 50.1% |
| DTBench | — | 52.5% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 65.5% |
| ForecastBench | — | 57.1 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1309 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 37.4% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.1% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1305 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 50% |
Multimodal Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1100 |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1323 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1339 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1347 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1306 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1301 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1325 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1328 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1313 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1305 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 78.3% |
| IFEval | — | 82.4% |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1320 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1330 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1319 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1307 |
| WildBench | — | 79% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 34.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32.