Model comparison
Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 3.8 Flash leads 74.8 to 19.5.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 32.7 |
| Released | 2026-09-02 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3.75 | — |
| Results tracked | 50 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 59.2 (#15), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1510 | 1210 |
| DeepSWE | 73.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 41.2% | — |
| CursorBench | 39.6% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1584 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 19.6% | — |
| SciCode | 56.6% | — |
| WeirdML | 84.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,270 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 41.8 (#21), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 64.3% | — |
| Remote Labor Index | 5.8% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 23.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,094 | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 76.9 (#5), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1508 | 1208 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 97.4% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.5% | — |
| CritPt | 18.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 61% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 47% | — |
| DTBench | 95.7% | — |
| LMCA | 52.9% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 76.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.71 | — |
Math Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 65.3 (#28), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1528 | 1208 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 68.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 22% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 48% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 74.8 (#2), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.4% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 44.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 69.7% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1524 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 40.7 (#45), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1314 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 38.6% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 31.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 58.0 (#5), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1491 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1554 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1515 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1498 | — |
| LMArena German | 1493 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1502 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1459 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1485 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 78.0 (#13), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1490 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 46.3 (#24), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1508 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.8 Flash leads
Gemini 3.8 Flash: 72.2 (#15), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.8 Flash | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1499 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1492 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1501 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1748 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Gemini 3.8 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.8 Flash or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
Gemini 3.8 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 59.2 versus 35.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.8 Flash and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.8 Flash has 50 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.