The AI arena is free today

Open Superagent

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber vs Gemma 2 9B

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber leads the LLM Stats Score 42.7 to -4.8.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber leads the overall LLM Stats Score 42.7 to -4.8, ranking #44 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

  • overall performance matters — it scores 42.7 and ranks #44 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Gemma 2 9B

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.7
#44
-4.8
#339
Coding
36.1
#25
-11.0
#254
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Individual benchmarks

4 reported for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber · 16 for Gemma 2 9B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Gemma 2 9Bdon'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

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 2 9B uses Gemma.

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber was released on 2026-09-02, while Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is 27 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber

Sep 2, 2026

0 days ago

2.2yr newer
Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue discussion→

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Gemma 2 9B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber
✓ Preferred
Gemma 2 9B
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber vs Gemma 2 9B.

Which is better, Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber or Gemma 2 9B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber leads the LLM Stats Score 42.7 to -4.8. Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is made by Google and Gemma 2 9B 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 3.8 Flash Cyber compare to Gemma 2 9B in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber scores Gray Swan IPI Benchmark: 94.0%, CyberGym: 86.2%, Google Real-world Vulnerability Discovery: 71.0%, CWE-Bench: 47.2%. Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%.

What are the main differences between Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Gemma 2 9B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.7 vs -4.8), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Related comparisons