Model comparison

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Google

59.5

Rank #13 Confirmed

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct NVIDIA

35.3

Rank #218 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 74.9 to 31.4.
  • Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.8 Flash and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct specifications
Gemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
ProviderGoogleNVIDIA
Noometry Index59.535.3
Released2026-09-022024-06-14
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked4617

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 56.4 (#17), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Coding15121209
DeepSWE73.8%—
FrontierCode41.2%—
CursorBench39.6%—
LMArena WebDev1581—
FrontierSWE19.6%—
SciCode56.6%—
ALE-Bench1,270—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.3 (#22), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
APEX-Agents64.3%—
GDP.pdf23.4%—
Vending-Bench 25,094—

Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 64.7 (#13), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts15061202
NYT Connections (extended)97.4%—
CritPt18.3%—
Chess Puzzles61%—
Mystery Game Puzzles47%—
DTBench95.7%—
LMCA52.9%—
Surface Evolver Bench76.9%—
Epoch Capabilities Index157.13—

Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.2 (#22), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Math15281216
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: 74.9 (#2), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Expert15291171
GPQA Diamond95.4%—
Humanity's Last Exam44.5%—
SimpleQA Verified69.7%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.9 (#33), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Vision1312—
Blueprint-Bench 238.6%—
Furniture Assembly31.7%—

Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 57.9 (#5), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14861206
LMArena Chinese15471214
LMArena French15021196
LMArena German14701192
LMArena Japanese15051128
LMArena Korean14791148
LMArena Russian15071219
LMArena Spanish14921195

Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.2 (#11), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14891203

Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.2 (#23), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query15061225

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads

Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.1 (#16), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemini 3.8 FlashNemotron 4 340b Instruct
LMArena Text14941225
LMArena Creative Writing14851203
LMArena Multi-Turn15031214
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1748—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.5 to 35.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.4 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 46 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.

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