Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads 60.9 to 46.2.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 37.9 |
| 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 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1291 |
| 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), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1272 |
| 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 | 144.47 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 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: 41.9 (#104), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1295 |
| 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), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1209 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1242 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1260 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1193 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1289 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1247 |
Long Context Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1272 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1272 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1226 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1252 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.8 vs 37.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.