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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 3n E2B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 10.6 to -10.1.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 10.6 to -10.1, ranking #254 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 10.6 and ranks #254 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Gemma 3n E2B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google
Gemma 3n E2B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
10.6
#254
-10.1
#355
Reasoning
11.1
#248
-10.3
#347
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemma 3n E2B
Math
4.2#277
-6.0#311
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite · 11 for Gemma 3n E2B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3n E2Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3n E2B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, while Gemma 3n E2B uses a proprietary license.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

Gemma 3n E2B

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17, while Gemma 3n E2B was released on 2025-06-26.

Gemma 3n E2B is 0 month newer than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Gemma 3n E2B

Jun 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

1w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Gemma 3n E2B has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemma 3n E2B (2024-06-01).

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

7 mo newer
Gemma 3n E2B

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3n E2B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
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Gemma 3n E2B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 3n E2B.

Which is better, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or Gemma 3n E2B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 10.6 to -10.1. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google and Gemma 3n E2B 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 2.5 Flash-Lite compare to Gemma 3n E2B in benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%. Gemma 3n E2B scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3n E2B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 3n E2B 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 2.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 3n E2B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (10.6 vs -10.1), licensing (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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