Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Longcat Flash Chat
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 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 Longcat Flash Chat in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Longcat Flash Chat leads 39.4 to 14.2.
- Longcat Flash Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meituan | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1471 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1440 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 43.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 17.7% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1442 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | 1456 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1408 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1373 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1371 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1395 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1445 |
Instruction Following Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1411 |
Long Context Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1425 |
Writing & Preference Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1418 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Longcat Flash Chat?
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?
Longcat Flash Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Longcat Flash Chat share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.