Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is 21.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash outperforms in 6 benchmarks (GPQA, GSM8k, HellaSwag, MATH, MGSM, MMLU), while Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 1.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.15/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct ($0.01/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.5 Flash ($0.60/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct ($0.02/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 1.5 Flash is more expensive than Llama 3.2 3B Instruct.*

* 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
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.60
Best providerGoogle
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Input tokens$0.01
Output tokens$0.02
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 1.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 3B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 1.5 Flash is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.2 3B Instruct does not.

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

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 3B 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

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash was released on 2024-05-01, while Llama 3.2 3B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

May 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.5 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Llama 3.2 3B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 3.2 3B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

Nov 2023

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.5 Flash is available from Google. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is available from DeepInfra.

Gemini 1.5 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.01/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.02/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (51.0% vs 32.8%)
Higher GSM8k score (86.2% vs 77.7%)
Higher HellaSwag score (86.5% vs 69.8%)
Higher MATH score (77.9% vs 48.0%)
Higher MGSM score (82.6% vs 58.2%)
Higher MMLU score (78.9% vs 63.4%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash
MetaLlama 3.2 3B Instruct
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Meta
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Gemini 1.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash is made by Google and Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 1.5 Flash scores XSTest: 97.0%, HellaSwag: 86.5%, GSM8k: 86.2%, BIG-Bench Hard: 85.5%, MGSM: 82.6%. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct scores NIH/Multi-needle: 84.7%, ARC-C: 78.6%, GSM8k: 77.7%, IFEval: 77.4%, HellaSwag: 69.8%.
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is 15.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 1.5 Flash costs $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output via google. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct costs $0.01/M input and $0.02/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 1.5 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.2 3B Instruct supports 128K 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 128K), input pricing ($0.15 vs $0.01/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 1.5 Flash is developed by Google and Llama 3.2 3B Instruct is developed by Meta.