Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 64.4 to 44.0.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.1 (#96), Granite 4.0 H Small: 35.8 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1247 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| SciCode | 41.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 28.6 (#82), Granite 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#95), Granite 4.0 H Small: 23.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1240 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.12 | — |
Math Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#245), Granite 4.0 H Small: 29.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1251 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.0 (#66), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.5 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1430 | 1244 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 40.3 (#38), Granite 4.0 H Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1266 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.8 (#59), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.7 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1428 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | 1250 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1198 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1452 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 75.0 (#77), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.9 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1221 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.8 (#80), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.6 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1240 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.4 (#55), Granite 4.0 H Small: 44.0 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1210 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1243 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 35.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.