Compare / head-to-head
Gemini 2.5 Flash-LitevsGemini 3 Flash Preview
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Both offer a 1.0M-token context window.
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview leads
Cheaper per token
—
list price, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 1.0M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100%
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google · released 2025-07-22
textvisionaudio
Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Google · released 2025-12-17
textvisionaudio
- Context
- 1.0M
- Max out
- 66K
- Input /1M
- —
- Output /1M
- —
- Cached /1M
- —
- Scores
- 13 · 9 core
Quality
Benchmark matrix
4 shared · 0 only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite · 7 only Gemini 3 Flash Preview| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 4 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | 27.6% ↗ | 78% ↗ | -50.4 pt | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| GPQA Diamond | 66.7% ↗ | 90.4% ↗ | -23.7 pt | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| AIME 2025 | 63.1% ↗ | 95.2% ↗ | -32.1 pt | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Humanity's Last Exam (no tools) | 6.9% ↗ | 33.7% ↗ | -26.8 pt | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
| Only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite reports · 0 | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite reports nothing Gemini 3 Flash Preview does not. | ||||
| Only Gemini 3 Flash Preview reports · 7 | ||||
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 17.1% ↗epoch | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 51.2% ↗epoch | — | — |
| MMMU-Pro | not reported | 81.2% ↗ | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 95.6% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 68.7% ↗ | — | — |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 75.4% ↗epoch | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | not reported | 47.6% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite minus Gemini 3 Flash Preview in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | Gemini 3 Flash Preview | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 1.0M tokens | Tie |
| Max output | 66K tokens | 66K tokens | Tie |
| Input price / 1M | $0.1 ↗ | — | — |
| Output price / 1M | $0.4 ↗ | — | — |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.01 ↗ | — | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $0.5 | — | — |
| Modalities | text · vision · audio | text · vision · audio | Tie |
| Released | 2025-07-22 | 2025-12-17 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 4 | 13 | — |
Reliability
Google status
Last 60 days · refreshed daily on this page · live on /statusMore matchups
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs …
Models sharing the most benchmarksMore matchups
Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs …
Models sharing the most benchmarksBuilt by Respan
Which one wins on your data?
Public benchmarks are a starting point. Run Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3 Flash Preview on your own prompts with Respan evals, or route to either through one gateway key with automatic failover.