Model comparison
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct 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 26.4.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2026-09-02 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 50 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1510 | 1347 |
| DeepSWE | 73.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 41.2% | — |
| CursorBench | 39.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1584 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 19.6% | — |
| SciCode | 56.6% | — |
| WeirdML | 84.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,270 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 64.3% | — |
| Remote Labor Index | 5.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 23.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,094 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1508 | 1322 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 97.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.5% | — |
| CritPt | 18.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 61% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 47% | — |
| DTBench | 95.7% | — |
| LMCA | 52.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 76.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.71 | — |
Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1528 | 1305 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 48% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1524 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 95.4% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 44.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 69.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1314 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 38.6% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 31.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1491 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1554 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1498 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1493 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1515 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1485 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1502 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1490 | 1299 |
Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1508 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1499 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1492 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1501 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1748 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.