Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 1.1 7b IT
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 1.1 7b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads 51.7 to 30.4.
- Gemma 1.1 7b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 31.3 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 31.5 (#284)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1084 |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | — | 35.4% |
| MBPP+ | — | 45% |
Reasoning Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 20.5 (#238)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1071 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.0 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1107 |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.3 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1039 |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1052 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1347 | 1065 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | 1054 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1301 | 971 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 988 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1046 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1049 |
Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 54.0 (#283)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1057 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.1 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1056 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 30.4 (#288)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Gemma 1.1 7b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1094 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1060 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1040 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Gemma 1.1 7b IT?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 31.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Gemma 1.1 7b IT better for coding?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 31.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemma 1.1 7b IT share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 1.1 7b IT has 19.