Model comparison
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Max in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Max leads 30.3 to 16.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 33% for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and 56.1% for Qwen Max.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.7 | 34.4 |
| Released | 2024-10-03 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 34.9 (#221), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1218 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 19.2 (#242), Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1210 | 1270 |
| DTBench | 50% | — |
Math Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 13.3 (#296), Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 4.6% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1207 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 16.0 (#285), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1185 | 1248 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 27.6 (#110), Qwen Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1044 | — |
Multilingual Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 38.6 (#224), Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1215 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1231 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1233 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1206 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1150 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1140 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1236 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1212 | 1290 |
Instruction Following Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 63.1 (#231), Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1199 | 1262 |
Long Context Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 36.9 (#220), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Qwen Max leads
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B: 43.0 (#227), Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1226 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1218 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1185 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Qwen Max better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.9 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Qwen Max share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.