Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Mistral Nemo
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 2 categories and Mistral Nemo in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads 42.8 to 28.5.
- Mistral Nemo has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.9 | 26.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2024-07-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 35.5 (#225), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: —, Mistral Nemo: 23.5 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 27.6% |
| BALROG | — | 17.6% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 20.0 (#244), Mistral Nemo: 20.7 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 50% | 48.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1209 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.68 |
| PIQA | — | 83.5% |
Math Mistral Nemo leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 14.2 (#302), Mistral Nemo: 25.5 (#268)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 10.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.2% |
Knowledge Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#289), Mistral Nemo: 12.3 (#298)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 29.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | — |
| BoolQ | — | 82.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 28.2 (#115), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.5 (#229), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | — |
| LMArena French | 1234 | — |
| LMArena German | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 62.8 (#236), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 37.0 (#225), Mistral Nemo: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 42.8 (#232), Mistral Nemo: 28.5 (#296)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Mistral Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 881 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Mistral Nemo?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.9 to 26.4 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Mistral Nemo share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Nemo has 10.