Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Gemini 3 Flash

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Gemini 3 Flash wins overall with a score of 58 vs 53 (5 point difference).Gemini 3 Flash wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Gemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

60.8

Gemini 3 Flash

67.8

63
MMLU
70
62
GPQA
69
60
SuperGPQA
67
58
OpenBookQA
65

Coding

Gemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

55

Gemini 3 Flash

62

55
HumanEval
62

Mathematics

Gemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

62

Gemini 3 Flash

69

63
AIME 2023
70
65
AIME 2024
72
64
AIME 2025
71
59
HMMT Feb 2023
66
61
HMMT Feb 2024
68
60
HMMT Feb 2025
67
62
BRUMO 2025
69

Reasoning

Gemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

59

Gemini 3 Flash

66

60
SimpleQA
67
58
MuSR
65

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash scores higher overall with 58 vs 53, a difference of 5 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 67.8 vs 60.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash leads in coding with an average score of 62 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash leads in math with an average score of 69 vs 62.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3 Flash?

Gemini 3 Flash leads in reasoning with an average score of 66 vs 59.