Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen-14B
Qwen-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen-14B in 1 category; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen-14B leads 31.2 to 14.2.
- Qwen-14B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 31.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2023-09-24 |
| 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1071 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1027 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 55% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 113.03 |
| LAMBADA | — | 71.1% |
| PIQA | — | 79.9% |
Math Qwen-14B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1068 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 61.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 84.4% |
| BoolQ | — | 86.2% |
| MMLU | — | 66.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Qwen-14B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1041 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1077 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1031 |
Long Context Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1028 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1051 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1028 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1022 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Qwen-14B?
Qwen-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.4 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen-14B better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen-14B share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.