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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 5.2. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is 2.3x cheaper per token.

Google · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 5.2, ranking #127 overall.

On price, Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is roughly 2.3x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.8 and ranks #127 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Choose Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 2.3x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Google
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.8
#127
5.2
#300
Reasoning
25.8
#152
6.7
#288
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.35 / M
Output price
$2.50 / M
$0.40 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Vision
19.3#76
2.8#167
Multimodal
21.6#65
5.6#138
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

6 reported for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · 13 for Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instructdon'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

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite ($0.30/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite ($2.50/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is more expensive than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerGoogle
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct uses Llama 3.2.

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

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Llama 3.2

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-07-21, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 22 months newer than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Jul 21, 2026

2 months ago

1.8yr newer
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

Mar 2026

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Bedrock, Fireworks, Together, Hyperbolic.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.72/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.72/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
hyperbolic logo
Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite
✓ Preferred
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Llama 3.2 90B Instruct?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads the LLM Stats Score 29.8 to 5.2. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite compare to Llama 3.2 90B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scores CharXiv-R: 76.5%, OSWorld-Verified: 74.0%, SWE-Bench Pro: 54.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 54.0%, MLE-Bench: 39.2%. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct scores AI2D: 92.3%, DocVQA: 90.1%, MGSM: 86.9%, MMLU: 86.0%, ChartQA: 85.5%.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite cheaper than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is 1.2x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output via google. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.8 vs 5.2), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.35/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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