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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Holo3-35B-A3B

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Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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0 category wins1 category wins

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Holo3-35B-A3B share 1 comparable benchmark result. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 20 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 0 to Holo3-35B-A3B.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
1
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
20
Holo3-35B-A3B only
0
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite makes more sense if you need the larger 1M context window or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile; Holo3-35B-A3B is the better fit if agentic is the priority or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Holo3-35B-A3B finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is the reasoning model in the pair, while Holo3-35B-A3B is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 64K for Holo3-35B-A3B.

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 3.5 Flash-Lite and Holo3-35B-A3B
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔHolo3-35B-A3B
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4Margin 19.2Holo3-35B-A3B82.6
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2MarginNo overlapHolo3-35B-A3BNot measured
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2MarginNo overlapHolo3-35B-A3BNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

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

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A · Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteB · Holo3-35B-A3B
  1. OSWorld-Verified

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 74%B 82.6%
    Winner: Holo3-35B-A3BΔ 8.6
    OSWorld-Verified: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 74%; Holo3-35B-A3B scored 82.6%. Holo3-35B-A3B wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 outputHolo3-35B-A3BNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableHolo3-35B-A3BNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableHolo3-35B-A3BNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1MHolo3-35B-A3B64KGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticHolo3-35B-A3B wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 74%82.6%Holo3-35B-A3B leads
GDPval-AASource 1140Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 26.8%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 32.0%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 634Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 16.5%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.0%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 54.2%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 49.3%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.9%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BResult
MRCRv2Source 72.2%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 62.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.5%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 83.8%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 17.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 6.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 30.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 33.5%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteHolo3-35B-A3BResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Holo3-35B-A3B?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Holo3-35B-A3B are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Holo3-35B-A3B?

Holo3-35B-A3B has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.6 versus 63.4. Inside this category, OSWorld-Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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