Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | — |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | — |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.5 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.