Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (Google DeepMind) was released on Jul 21, 2026. In the Epoch AI capability ranking (ECI), it ranks #93 out of 267 models, with 145.15. On Arena, which measures human preference in blind comparisons, it has 1,467 ELO points (#93). On LiveBench, the overall average is 63.9, #57 out of 58 scored models.
Where Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite stands out and where it falls behind, by the numbers
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has published results on 18 tests compiled by Epoch AI. The yardstick here is its generation: its position among the models released between Oct 24, 2025 and Oct 19, 2026 that took the same test. Against the whole archive, which includes 2023 models, a recent release lands near the top of almost everything, and that says nothing.
Where it stands out
Tests where it sits in the top third of its own generation.
It is not in the top third of its generation on any test with 6 or more models compared.
Where it falls behind
Tests where it sits in the bottom half of its own generation.
See all 18 tests, one by one
| Test | Score | In its generation | Overall | Test record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | #70 / 81 (tied with 3) | #73 / 173 | 96.4% Gemini 4 Argon |
| AIME 2024 and 2025 (OTIS) | 71.1% | #79 / 83 (tied with 1) | #94 / 168 | 100.0% GPT-5.5 |
| Dtbench | 83.5% | #54 / 69 | #58 / 148 | 98.9% Claude Opus 5.5 |
| Lmca | 37.60 | #50 / 69 | #54 / 121 | 68.23 Claude Opus 5.5 |
| CritPt | 0.0% | #75 / 79 (tied with 4) | #91 / 112 | 32.3% GPT-5.6 Sol |
| WeirdML | 39.0% | #50 / 54 | #76 / 112 | 93.6% GPT-6 Astra |
| SciCode | 41.3% | #67 / 76 | #72 / 104 | 66.9% Claude Opus 5.5 |
| Frontiermath Tiers 1 3 V2 | 26.0% | #64 / 68 | #69 / 86 | 93.7% GPT-6 Astra |
| ARC-AGI 2 | 10.3% | #46 / 50 | #49 / 83 | 95.0% GPT-6 Astra |
| ALE-Bench | 765 | #52 / 64 | #59 / 82 | 2,951 GPT-6 Astra |
| WebDev Arena | 1,447 | #52 / 75 | #52 / 82 | 1,820 Claude Opus 5.5 |
| ARC-AGI | 53.5% | #48 / 50 | #56 / 81 | 98.5% Claude Fable 5 |
| Chess puzzles | 21.0% | #49 / 64 (tied with 4) | #55 / 80 | 76.0% GPT-6 Astra |
| Game puzzles | 19.0% | #42 / 62 (tied with 2) | #45 / 77 | 84.0% GPT-6 Astra |
| ProofBench | 13.0% | #58 / 70 | #60 / 74 | 100.0% Claude Fable 5.1 |
| Frontiermath Tier 4 V2 | 0.0% | #58 / 58 | #65 / 67 | 100.0% GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Apex Agents | 29.3% | #45 / 49 | #45 / 50 | 82.4% Gemini 4 Argon |
| Gdp Pdf | 10.0% | #35 / 37 (tied with 1) | #35 / 37 | 35.0% GPT-6.1 Sol |
For each test, the model's best effort level counts, as in the ranking. Source of the scores: Epoch AI, under CC BY 4.0.
What to compare Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite with
The models from other labs closest in capability and released in the same period, at most two per lab. Click any of them to see its page.
| Model | Lab | ECI | ELO | LiveBench | Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M2.7 | MiniMax | 145.88 | 1,454 | n/a | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Kimi K2 Thinking Turbo | Moonshot | 145.79 | 1,456 | n/a | Nov 6, 2025 |
| GLM-5 | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | 145.78 | 1,511 | n/a | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | Nvidia | 145.77 | n/a | n/a | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Google DeepMind | 145.15 | 1,467 | 63.9 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | Alibaba | 144.64 | n/a | n/a | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | 144.47 | 1,460 | n/a | Mar 3, 2026 |
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Nemotron 3 Ultra is the model from another lab closest to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite in capability. Across the 10 tests both took, this is the score:
| Test | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Nemotron 3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| ProofBench | 13.0% | 2.0% |
| Apex Agents | 29.3% | 22.7% |
| AIME 2024 and 2025 (OTIS) | 71.1% | 86.7% |
| WeirdML | 39.0% | 43.5% |
| Dtbench | 83.5% | 90.1% |
| Game puzzles | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 40.3% |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | 85.4% |
| Lmca | 37.60 | 36.90 |
Unweighted score: each test counts one point, whether math or coding. The dot marks who did better on each row.
Other models from Google DeepMind
The models from the same lab closest in time, newest first.
| Model | Release | ECI | ELO | LiveBench | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | Sep 30, 2026 | 164.56 | 1,608 | n/a | Limited access |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Sep 2, 2026 | 157.20 | 1,551 | 75.8 | API access |
| Gemini 3.7 Flash | Aug 13, 2026 | 157.22 | 1,551 | 78.8 | API access |
| Gemini 3.6 Flash | Jul 21, 2026 | 154.24 | 1,530 | 73.6 | API access |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Jul 21, 2026 | 145.15 | 1,467 | 63.9 | API access |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | May 19, 2026 | 154.38 | 1,526 | 74.6 | API access |
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Apr 2, 2026 | 142.86 | n/a | n/a | Open weights (restricted use) |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | Apr 2, 2026 | 141.81 | 1,495 | n/a | Open weights (unrestricted) |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Feb 19, 2026 | 154.67 | 1,528 | 77.0 | API access |
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What people ask about Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Where does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite rank among AI models?
In the ROO3 AI Benchmark, ordered by the Epoch AI ECI, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite ranks #93 out of 267 models, with an ECI of 145.15. The ECI is a composite index that combines several hard benchmarks into a single scale. The position changes when a new model comes out, and the page is refreshed six times a day.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite better than Nemotron 3 Ultra?
Across the 10 tests both models took and Epoch AI compiled, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead on 4, behind on 6 and tied on 0. It is a test-by-test count with no weighting: a win in math counts the same as a win in coding. To choose between the two, look at the tests that resemble your own use.
Where do the numbers on this page come from?
From the same three sources as the ranking, all openly licensed: Epoch AI (ECI and individual tests, CC BY 4.0), Arena (human-preference ELO, CC BY 4.0) and LiveBench (overall average, CC BY-SA 4.0). ROO3 does not measure any model. When the page shows a figure published by the maker itself, it appears in the written analysis, labeled as the maker's, and never enters the ranking.
Where each number comes from
Epoch AI, "AI Benchmarking Hub". Published at epoch.ai. Data under the CC BY 4.0 licence, reordered by roo3.co.
The Arena (LMArena) leaderboard, from the public lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset on Hugging Face, under the CC BY 4.0 licence. We are not affiliated with the Arena.
LiveBench, by the LiveBench team, published at livebench.ai under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. The overall average is recomputed by roo3.co with the same formula as the website (average of the categories), and those numbers stay under CC BY-SA 4.0. We are not affiliated with LiveBench.
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