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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 leads the LLM Stats Score 5.0 to -0.6.

Google · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 5.0 to -0.6, ranking #289 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 5.0 and ranks #289 on LLM Stats
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Google
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
NVIDIA
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.6
#319
5.0
#289
Reasoning
-0.3
#308
5.6
#282
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 1
1 of 1
Input price
$0.07 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Math
2.7#284
9.0#248
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B · 7 for Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

1 shared

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

0.0M diff

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has 0.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 0.0% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
8.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0B
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is 12 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.5 years ago

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.5 years ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

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 Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

10 mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 leads the LLM Stats Score 5.0 to -0.6. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.6 vs 5.0), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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