Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 50.1 to 15.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 71.1% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2026-07-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1453 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1440 |
| SciCode | — | 41.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 39% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 765.27 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 29.3% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 10% |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1441 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 83.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 145.13 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 10.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 53.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| LMCA | — | 37.6% |
Math Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 71.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1433 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 26% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 0% |
| ProofBench | — | 13% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 83.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1435 |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1268 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1469 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1451 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1427 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1443 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1442 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1420 |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1435 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1435 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1420 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1445 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1559 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39.