Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 50.1 to 19.5.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 32.7 |
| 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 | 39 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.4 (#104), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1453 | 1210 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | — |
| SciCode | 41.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#107), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 29.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#114), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1208 |
| 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 | 145.13 | — |
Math Too close to call
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.9 (#264), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1433 | 1208 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.1 (#72), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1435 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 41.1 (#40), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1268 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.5 (#63), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1469 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1451 | — |
| LMArena German | 1454 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1442 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 74.8 (#85), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.9 (#84), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.2 (#57), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1435 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 39 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.