Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Laguna M.1
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
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PoolsideSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Laguna M.1 leads 20.3 to 13.3.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 31.9 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2026-04-28 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Laguna M.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1348 |
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | — |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | — |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Laguna M.1 leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 0% |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | — |
| LMArena French | 1233 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Laguna M.1?
Laguna M.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.9 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Laguna M.1 better for coding?
Laguna M.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 34.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Laguna M.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Laguna M.1 has 3.