Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Longcat Flash Chat
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Longcat Flash Chat in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Longcat Flash Chat leads 39.4 to 22.3.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meituan | |
| Noometry Index | 32.1 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.7 (#280), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1471 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: 25.5 (#108), Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
Reasoning Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.7 (#313), Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1440 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 43.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 17.7% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.5 | — |
Math Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 22.3 (#279), Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1442 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#257), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Longcat Flash Chat: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.7 (#165), Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1404 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1408 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1395 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1465 |
| LMArena French | — | 1456 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1373 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1445 |
Instruction Following Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.6 (#186), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1411 |
Long Context Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#162), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1425 |
Writing & Preference Longcat Flash Chat leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.5 (#209), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Longcat Flash Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1427 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1388 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Longcat Flash Chat?
Longcat Flash Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?
Longcat Flash Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Longcat Flash Chat share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.