Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 3.2 3B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 5 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads 43.0 to 24.9.
- Llama 3.2 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 28.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1098 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 23.4% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 28.3% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 21.9% |
| BALROG | — | 10.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1095 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1126 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1090 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Llama 3.2 3B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1019 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1017 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1056 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 949 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1089 |
Long Context Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1101 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Llama 3.2 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1094 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1105 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 595 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Llama 3.2 3B?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 28.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.9 versus 27.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 3B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.