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Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct are closely matched at -0.7 and -1.2 on the LLM Stats Score. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 2.5x cheaper per token.

Google · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and -1.2.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is roughly 2.5x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window

Choose Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 2.5x cheaper per token
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2024
  • 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 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-0.7
#329
-1.2
#332
Reasoning
-0.3
#320
-0.7
#323
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 4
0 of 4
Input price
$0.07 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
$0.05 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Math
2.4#291
1.8#293
Vision
-2.5#190
-0.2#182
Multimodal
0.2#151
2.4#146
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B · 11 for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

4 shared

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MathVista, MMMU), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.07/1M tokens) is 1.4x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B ($0.30/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input tokens$0.07
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerGoogle
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.05
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2.6B diff

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has 2.6B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 32.5% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
10.6Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
10.6B
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Thu Sep 10 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 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 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 6 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.5 years ago

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct 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 3.2 11B Instruct (2023-12-31).

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

10 mo newer
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is available from Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

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

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.05/1M
sambanova logo
Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.16/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.16/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -0.7 and -1.2. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is made by Meta. 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 3.2 11B Instruct 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 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.

Is Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B cheaper than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 1.4x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B costs $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output via google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.05/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct supports 128K 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 3.2 11B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-0.7 vs -1.2), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.07 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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