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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Llama 4 Scout

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 7 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

48.09/100
Margin
8.2pts
← winning
39.87/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 2.5 Flash #130 (Supported); Llama 4 Scout #174 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Scout share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to Gemini 2.5 Flash; 4 to Llama 4 Scout.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
14
Gemini 2.5 Flash only
1
Llama 4 Scout only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Scout is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 7 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is priced at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Scout. Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window at 10M, compared with 1M for Gemini 2.5 Flash.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Scout
CategoryGemini 2.5 FlashΔLlama 4 Scout
MathGemini 2.5 Flash4.7MarginNo overlapLlama 4 ScoutNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Gemini 2.5 FlashB · Llama 4 Scout
  1. FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    Math
    Source ↗
    A 4.844%B 0.000%
    Winner: Gemini 2.5 FlashΔ 4.8
    FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3): Gemini 2.5 Flash scored 4.844%; Llama 4 Scout scored 0.000%. Gemini 2.5 Flash wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 2.5 Flash$0.3 input / $2.5 outputLlama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 2.5 Flash221 tok/sLlama 4 Scout128 tok/sGemini 2.5 Flash has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 2.5 Flash0.50 sLlama 4 Scout0.70 sGemini 2.5 Flash reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 2.5 Flash1MLlama 4 Scout10MLlama 4 Scout lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 14.9%15.5%Llama 4 Scout leads
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 90Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-SciCodeSource 29.1%17.0%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA Coding IndexSource 8.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-LCRSource 45.9%25.8%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
CritPtSource 1.4%0.0%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.1%10.0%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.3%58.7%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-HLESource 5.1%4.3%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -42.0%-52.4%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 26.5%14.6%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 93.3%78.3%Llama 4 Scout leads
Math
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 4.844%0.000%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 4.167%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 65.5%52.9%Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1148783Gemini 2.5 Flash leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 FlashLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.0%39.5%Llama 4 Scout leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Scout on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 2.5 Flash and Llama 4 Scout today?

Gemini 2.5 Flash: $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

Gemini 2.5 Flash
API / mo$2,100
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Scout
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,278
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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