Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 53 (12 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

60.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

63
MMLU
82
62
GPQA
82
60
SuperGPQA
80
58
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

55

o4-mini (high)

74

55
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

62

o4-mini (high)

82

63
AIME 2023
83
65
AIME 2024
85
64
AIME 2025
84
59
HMMT Feb 2023
79
61
HMMT Feb 2024
81
60
HMMT Feb 2025
80
62
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

59

o4-mini (high)

79

60
SimpleQA
80
58
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 53, a difference of 12 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 60.8.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 55.

Which is better for math, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 62.

Which is better for reasoning, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 59.