Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Google

37.0

Rank #211 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores higher in 5 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in long context, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 39.7 to 33.3.

Side by side

Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index37.039.2
Released2025-06-17—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.10—
Output $ / M tokens$0.40—
Results tracked3312

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 38.5 (#173), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Coding13731316
WeirdML35.2%—
ALE-Bench325.9—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 28.0 (#96), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard36.9%—

Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 22.2 (#205), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts13771299
Kagi LLM Benchmark40.5%—
DTBench62.8%—
LMCA18.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index133.94—

Math Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 38.0 (#144), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math13731304
Omni-MATH48%—

Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 32.5 (#210), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert13731279
MMLU-Pro53.7%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate3.3%—
GPQA (HELM)30.9%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 29.1 (#114), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Vision1198—
VPCT30%—

Multilingual Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 49.3 (#134), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English13691290
LMArena Chinese14041331
LMArena Russian13731324
LMArena French1388—
LMArena German1389—
LMArena Japanese1359—
LMArena Korean1360—
LMArena Spanish1396—

Instruction Following Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 70.0 (#168), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following13671287
IFEval81%—

Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 33.3 (#262), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query13731307
Fiction.LiveBench47.2%—

Writing & Preference Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: 56.8 (#135), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

BenchmarkGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text13791321
LMArena Creative Writing13671328
LMArena Multi-Turn13661292
WildBench81.8%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

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

How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has 33 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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