Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Gemma 4 E2B
Head-to-head evidence from 10 shared benchmark results across 4 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.
Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite unranked (Not scored); Gemma 4 E2B #162 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.
Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 4 E2B share 10 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 4 to Gemma 4 E2B.
Updated July 21, 2026- Shared results
- 10
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
- 11
- Gemma 4 E2B only
- 4
- Comparable categories
- 0 / 8
Benchmark data for Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 4 E2B is coming soon on BenchLM.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 10 shared benchmark results across 4 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 3.5 Flash-Lite is priced at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 E2B. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Gemma 4 E2B.
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 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Δ | Gemma 4 E2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4 | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured |
| Coding | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2 | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured |
| Reasoning | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2 | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 E2BNot measured |
| Knowledge | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot measured | MarginNo overlap | Gemma 4 E2B56.9 |
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 E2B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 output | Gemma 4 E2B$0 input / $0 output | Gemma 4 E2B has the lower combined listed price. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | Gemma 4 E2BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot available | Gemma 4 E2BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1M | Gemma 4 E2B128K | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Agentic8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 E2B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0Source | 54% | — | Not comparable |
| OSWorld-VerifiedSource | 74% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 1140 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Agentic IndexSource | 26.8% | — | Not comparable |
| GDPval-AASource | 32.0% | — | Not comparable |
| AA BriefcaseSource | 634 | — | Not comparable |
| AA Tau3 BankingSource | 16.5% | — | Not comparable |
| τ²-bench resultsSource | — | 20.8% | Not comparable |
Coding4 benchmarks
Reasoning3 benchmarks
Knowledge8 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 E2B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource | 36.5% | 9.3% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-GPQA DiamondSource | 83.8% | 37.5% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-HLESource | 17.5% | 4.8% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience IndexSource | 6.9% | -24.0% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience AccuracySource | 30.3% | 6.7% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
| AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource | 33.5% | 32.9% | Gemma 4 E2B leads |
| GPQASource | — | 43.4% | Not comparable |
| MMLU-ProSource | — | 60% | Not comparable |
Multimodal1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 E2B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-MMMU-ProSource | 79.0% | 44.6% | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads |
Inst. Following1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Gemma 4 E2B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-IFBenchSource | — | 35.1% | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (3)
Can I compare Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 4 E2B 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 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemma 4 E2B today?
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens Gemma 4 E2B: $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.
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