Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen2.5-Max
Qwen2.5-Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5-Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen2.5-Max leads 34.3 to 13.3.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 40.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1359 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
Reasoning Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1360 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.54 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |
Math Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1369 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
Knowledge Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1337 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Qwen2.5-Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1382 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | 1396 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1299 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1377 |
Instruction Following Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1335 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
Long Context Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1358 |
Writing & Preference Qwen2.5-Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1364 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Qwen2.5-Max?
Qwen2.5-Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.1 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?
Qwen2.5-Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.2 versus 34.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen2.5-Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.