Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Longcat Flash Chat
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 4 categories and Longcat Flash Chat in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Longcat Flash Chat leads 43.5 to 37.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 67.2% for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 43.9% for Longcat Flash Chat.
- Longcat Flash Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meituan | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1471 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| SciCode | 41.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 30.2 (#79), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | 43.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | 17.7% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1440 |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.47 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1442 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.9 (#104), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.4 (#60), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1404 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1456 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1408 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | 1373 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1371 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1395 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1445 |
Instruction Following Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1411 |
Long Context Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1425 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1418 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Longcat Flash Chat?
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 40.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?
Longcat Flash Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 37.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Longcat Flash Chat share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.