Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads 61.0 to 50.4.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 40.4 | 38.8 |
| 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 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.5 (#179), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1346 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| SciCode | 41.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 29.9 (#72), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.3 (#181), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1322 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.5 (#82), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1305 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.7 (#95), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1307 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 38.7 (#57), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.5 (#82), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1410 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | 1393 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | 1337 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1411 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.9 (#126), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | 1298 |
Long Context Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#117), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 61.0 (#90), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 37.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.