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Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 3 1B

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 12.4 to -10.5.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 12.4 to -10.5, ranking #257 overall.

In the 8 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite wins 8; 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 2.0 Flash-Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 12.4 and ranks #257 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 8 of 8 exact shared results

Choose Gemma 3 1B

  • 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 2.0 Flash-Lite
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
12.4
#257
-10.5
#373
Reasoning
12.5
#250
-12.2
#367
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
8 of 8
0 of 8
Input price
$0.07 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Gemma 3 1B
Math
18.2#185
-9.2#326
Factuality
13.1#24
-4.1#52
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite · 18 for Gemma 3 1B

8 shared

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite outperforms in 8 benchmarks (Bird-SQL (dev), FACTS Grounding, Global-MMLU-Lite, GPQA, HiddenMath, MATH, MMLU-Pro, SimpleQA), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B does not.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 1B uses Gemma.

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

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-02-05, while Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 1B is 1 month newer than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2025

1.6 years ago

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.5 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Gemma 3 1B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 3 1B's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite

Jun 2024

Gemma 3 1B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3 1B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3 1B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 3 1B.

Which is better, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Gemma 3 1B?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 12.4 to -10.5. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is made by Google and Gemma 3 1B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite compare to Gemma 3 1B in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores MATH: 86.8%, FACTS Grounding: 83.6%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 78.2%, MMLU-Pro: 71.6%, MMMU: 68.0%. Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3 1B?

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 3 1B 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 2.0 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3 1B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (12.4 vs -10.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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