Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1Which is better in 2026?

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 — which is better?

Gemini 3 Flash (by Google) and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (by NVIDIA) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemini 3 Flash if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Dec 2025

Choose Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Gemini 3 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 3 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 does not.

Gemini 3 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 was released on 2025-03-18.

Gemini 3 Flash is 9 months newer than Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

5 months ago

9mo newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Mar 18, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

Gemini 3 Flash has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 (2023-12-31).

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

1.1 yr newer
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

Dec 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (99.7% vs 47.1%)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 54.1%)
NVIDIA
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
NVIDIA
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1.

Which is better, Gemini 3 Flash or Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 3 Flash compare to Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 in benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 scores MATH-500: 95.4%, MBPP: 84.6%, MT-Bench: 81.0%, IFEval: 79.3%, BFCL v2: 63.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 3 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3 Flash and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?

Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is developed by NVIDIA.

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