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Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

61.8

Rank #11 Confirmed

Gemma 1.1 2b IT Google

29.3

Rank #313 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 1.1 2b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 76.9 to 19.1.
  • Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
ProviderGoogleGoogle
Noometry Index61.829.3
Released2026-09-02—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked5016

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Coding15101034
DeepSWE73.8%—
FrontierCode41.2%—
CursorBench39.6%—
LMArena WebDev1584—
FrontierSWE19.6%—
SciCode56.6%—
WeirdML84.8%—
ALE-Bench1,270—
HumanEval+—17.7%
MBPP+—23.3%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
APEX-Agents64.3%—
Remote Labor Index5.8%—
GDP.pdf23.4%—
Vending-Bench 25,094—

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts15081005
ARC-AGI-289.2%—
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%—
ARC-AGI-198.5%—
CritPt18.3%—
Chess Puzzles61%—
Mystery Game Puzzles47%—
DTBench95.7%—
LMCA52.9%—
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%—
Epoch Capabilities Index156.71—

Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Math15281047
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)68.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 422%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.9%—
ProofBench48%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Expert1524970
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—
SimpleQA Verified69.7%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Vision1314—
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—

Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Non-English1491988
LMArena Chinese15541012
LMArena German1493944
LMArena Korean1459899
LMArena Russian1515990
LMArena French1498—
LMArena Japanese1502—
LMArena Spanish1485—

Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following1490992

Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query15081003

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306)

BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 1.1 2b IT
LMArena Text14991022
LMArena Creative Writing1492998
LMArena Multi-Turn1501959
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1748—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Gemma 1.1 2b IT?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemma 1.1 2b IT better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemma 1.1 2b IT share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16.

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