Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite Google

37.8

Rank #194 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 3 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 5 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 25.9 to 22.0.

Side by side

Gemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index37.839.2
Released2025-02-05—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3212

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Coding13221316
LiveBench Coding47.1%—

Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts13241299
LiveBench Reasoning50.1%—
DTBench52.5%—
LiveBench Data Analysis65.5%—
ForecastBench57.1—
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math13091304
Omni-MATH37.4%—
LiveBench Math58.1%—

Knowledge Too close to call

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert13051279
MMLU-Pro72%—
GPQA (HELM)50%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Vision1100—

Multilingual Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English13231290
LMArena Chinese13391331
LMArena Russian13281324
LMArena French1347—
LMArena German1306—
LMArena Japanese1301—
LMArena Korean1325—
LMArena Spanish1313—

Instruction Following Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following13051287
LiveBench Instruction Following78.3%—
IFEval82.4%—

Long Context Too close to call

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query13201307

Writing & Preference Too close to call

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

BenchmarkGemini 2.0 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text13301321
LMArena Creative Writing13191328
LMArena Multi-Turn13071292
WildBench79%—
LiveBench Language34.3%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (37.9 vs 38.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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