Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Comparison
Comparing Gemini 1.5 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 1.5 Flash outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is better at 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMU).
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash specifies output context (8,192 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Gemini 1.5 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was released on 2025-01-21.
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is 9 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.
May 1, 2024
1.9 years ago
Jan 21, 2025
1.2 years ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 1.5 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has a cutoff of 2024-08-01.
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking has more recent training data (up to 2024-08-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemini 1.5 Flash (2023-11-01).
Nov 2023
Aug 2024
9 mo newerOutputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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