Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Grok 4.1 Fast
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 3 categories and Grok 4.1 Fast in 6 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 43.4 to 22.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is DTBench: 52.5% for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and 87.7% for Grok 4.1 Fast.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.8 | 41.4 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2025-06-27 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1411 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1242 |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 394.93 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 69.6% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 13.1% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 1,107 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1407 |
| DTBench | 52.5% | 87.7% |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | 61 |
| SimpleBench | — | 56% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 87.4% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1408 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 60.9% |
| ProofBench | — | 4% |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1399 |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 17.8% |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | 1201 |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1391 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1441 |
| LMArena French | 1347 | 1415 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | 1404 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1301 | 1349 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 1361 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1387 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1413 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1376 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1390 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1408 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1394 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1389 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1327 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Grok 4.1 Fast?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Grok 4.1 Fast better for coding?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.9 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.1 Fast share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 Fast has 32.