Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.6 Flash Google

54.1

Rank #33 Confirmed

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.8 to 25.9.

Side by side

Gemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderGoogleStepFun
Noometry Index54.139.2
Released2026-07-21—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked4612

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Coding14911316
DeepSWE46.7%—
FrontierCode34.4%—
LMArena WebDev1538—
SciCode52.7%—
WeirdML56.1%—
ALE-Bench715.52—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
APEX-Agents46.9%—
GDP.pdf14%—

Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts14851299
ARC-AGI-260.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)89%—
ARC-AGI-191.2%—
CritPt10.6%—
Chess Puzzles43%—
Mystery Game Puzzles30%—
DTBench95.5%—
LMCA44.9%—
Epoch Capabilities Index154.25—

Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Math15051304
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)58.9%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions70.8%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202594.2%—
ProofBench36%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert14881279
GPQA Diamond94.1%—
SimpleQA Verified66.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Vision1298—
Blueprint-Bench 231.2%—
Furniture Assembly23.3%—
LMArena Document1456—

Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English14691290
LMArena Chinese15311331
LMArena Russian14871324
LMArena French1504—
LMArena German1478—
LMArena Japanese1476—
LMArena Korean1431—
LMArena Spanish1475—

Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following14661287

Long Context Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query14741307

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads

Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text14791321
LMArena Creative Writing14651328
LMArena Multi-Turn14811292
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1604—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 39.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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