Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 1 category and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 50.1 to 35.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 52.5% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 83.5% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2026-07-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1453 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1440 |
| SciCode | — | 41.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 39% |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 765.27 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 29.3% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 10% |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1441 |
| DTBench | 52.5% | 83.5% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 10.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 53.5% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 37.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 145.13 |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1433 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 26% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 0% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 71.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 13% |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1435 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | 1268 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1427 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1469 |
| LMArena French | 1347 | 1451 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1301 | 1427 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1443 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1442 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1420 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1435 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1435 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1420 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1445 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1559 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39.