Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Muse Glimmer
Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Muse Glimmer in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash leads 62.8 to 25.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 13.1% for Gemini 3.5 Flash and 2.6% for Muse Glimmer.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 54.2 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2026-05-19 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $9 | — |
| Results tracked | 54 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 49.4 (#49), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1499 | 1355 |
| SciCode | 53.1% | 44.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1492 | 1416 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 79.3% | — |
| DeepSWE | 37.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 62.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 911.02 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 24.7 (#114), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 27.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 6.7% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,396 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 62.8 (#18), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 13.1% | 2.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1488 | 1396 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 72.1% | — |
| SimpleBench | 76.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 92.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 92.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 50% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 25.4% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 4.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 32% | — |
| DTBench | 94.7% | — |
| LMCA | 47.1% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 58.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.46 | — |
| ForecastBench | 59 | — |
Math Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 60.7 (#36), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1504 | 1417 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 62.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 26.8% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 76.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 95.6% | — |
| ProofBench | 31% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 39% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 66.3 (#11), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1495 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 92.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.7 (#15), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1310 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 33.6% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1463 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 57.0 (#13), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1476 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1526 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1493 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1490 | — |
| LMArena German | 1492 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1486 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1451 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1480 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 77.0 (#30), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1467 | 1375 |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.4 (#38), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1482 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash: 65.5 (#47), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1482 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1470 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1087 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash better than Muse Glimmer?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 41.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.4 versus 40.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash and Muse Glimmer share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash has 54 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.