Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 5.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 6 benchmarks (FLEURS, GPQA, MATH, MathVista, MMMU, WMT23), while Gemini 1.0 Pro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.07/1M tokens) is 7.1x cheaper than Gemini 1.0 Pro ($0.50/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.30/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Gemini 1.0 Pro ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.0 Pro is more expensive than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerGoogle
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro's 32,760 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini 1.0 Pro does not.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 1 month newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.0 years ago

4w newer
Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Gemini 1.0 Pro has a cutoff of 2024-02-01.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has more recent training data (up to 2024-10-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro (2024-02-01).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

8 mo newer
Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is available from Google. Gemini 1.0 Pro is available from Google.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.07/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

Gemini 1.0 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

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Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher FLEURS score (86.4% vs 6.4%)
Higher GPQA score (38.4% vs 27.9%)
Higher MATH score (58.7% vs 32.6%)
Higher MathVista score (54.7% vs 46.6%)
Higher MMMU score (53.7% vs 47.9%)
Higher WMT23 score (72.6% vs 71.7%)
Google
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 8B
GoogleGemini 1.0 Pro
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Detailed Comparison

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Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Gemini 1.0 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores BIG-Bench: 75.0%, MMLU: 71.8%, WMT23: 71.7%, EgoSchema: 55.7%, MMMU: 47.9%.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is 7.1x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output via google. Gemini 1.0 Pro costs $0.50/M input and $1.50/M output via google.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and Gemini 1.0 Pro supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 33K), input pricing ($0.07 vs $0.50/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.