Model comparison
Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 57.3 to 14.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 94.2% for Gemini 3.6 Flash and 4.4% for Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B.
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 54.1 | 33.0 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2024-11-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 46 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1491 | 1235 |
| DeepSWE | 46.7% | — |
| FrontierCode | 34.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1538 | — |
| SciCode | 52.7% | — |
| WeirdML | 56.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 715.52 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 46.9% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1485 | 1220 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 60.4% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 91.2% | — |
| CritPt | 10.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 43% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 30% | — |
| DTBench | 95.5% | — |
| LMCA | 44.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.25 | — |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.2% | 4.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1505 | 1242 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 58.9% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 70.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 36% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.1% | 46.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 66.2% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1488 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1298 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 31.2% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 23.3% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1456 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1469 | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1531 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1487 | 1246 |
| LMArena French | 1504 | — |
| LMArena German | 1478 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1475 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1466 | 1233 |
Long Context Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1474 | 1224 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.6 Flash | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1479 | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1481 | 1252 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1604 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.