Model Comparison

Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 22.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMMU-Pro), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 3 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 11B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3 Flash ($3.00/1M tokens) is 60.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3 Flash is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerGoogle
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.05
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemini 3 Flash and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 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 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3 Flash was released on 2025-12-17, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Gemini 3 Flash is 15 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Gemini 3 Flash

Dec 17, 2025

3 months ago

1.2yr newer
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3 Flash has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct 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 3.2 11B Instruct (2023-12-31).

Gemini 3 Flash

Jan 2025

1.1 yr newer
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Gemini 3 Flash is available from Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.

Gemini 3 Flash

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.05/1M
sambanova logo
Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.16/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.16/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 32.8%)
Higher MMMU-Pro score (81.2% vs 33.0%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 3 Flash
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3 Flash vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Gemini 3 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash is made by Google and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 3 Flash scores Vending-Bench 2: 100.0%, AIME 2025: 99.7%, Global PIQA: 92.8%, MMMLU: 91.8%, GPQA: 90.4%. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 10.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3 Flash costs $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output via google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.05/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 3 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.2 11B 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 ($0.50 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 3 Flash is developed by Google and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.