Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Gemma 3n E4b IT
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 3n E4b IT in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 35.1 to 14.2.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 37.3 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1268 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1284 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 31.5% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1251 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1246 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Gemma 3n E4b IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1285 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1309 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1311 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1272 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1259 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1288 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1305 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1255 |
Long Context Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1306 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1287 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1276 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Gemma 3n E4b IT?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Gemma 3n E4b IT better for coding?
Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Gemma 3n E4b IT share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18.