Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 29.9 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 37.6 to 14.2.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1365 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1338 |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1357 |
| LMArena French | 1234 | 1398 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1305 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1366 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1360 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1355 |
Long Context Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.5 vs 35.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.