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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 2 9B

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -4.8.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -4.8, ranking #11 overall.

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

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.8 and ranks #11 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and 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
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.8
#11
-4.8
#339
Reasoning
47.6
#21
-5.1
#331
Coding
41.3
#10
-11.0
#254
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.75 / M
— / M
Output price
$3.75 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Gemini 3.8 Flash · 16 for Gemma 2 9B

No common benchmarks found

Gemini 3.8 Flash 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

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 3.8 Flash specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 3.8 Flash specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Wed Sep 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemini 3.8 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 9B does not.

Gemini 3.8 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 2 9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 3.8 Flash 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

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-03-31, while Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.8 Flash's training data extends to 2026-03-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemini 3.8 Flash

Mar 2026

Gemma 2 9B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

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FAQ

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

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

Gemini 3.8 Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to -4.8. Gemini 3.8 Flash 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 compare to Gemma 2 9B in benchmarks?

Gemini 3.8 Flash scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 89.4%, LVBench: 87.1%, CharXiv-R: 86.2%, LABBench2: 86.2%, DeepSWE 1.1: 73.7%. Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemma 2 9B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 2 9B 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 3.8 Flash and Gemma 2 9B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.8 vs -4.8), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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