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Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Ornith-1.0-35B

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Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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Evidence parity. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Ornith-1.0-35B share 3 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 18 results are unique to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite; 4 to Ornith-1.0-35B.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
3
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite only
18
Ornith-1.0-35B only
4
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite makes more sense if you need the larger 1M context window; Ornith-1.0-35B is the better fit if coding is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 2 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 Ornith-1.0-35B 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 also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.30 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Ornith-1.0-35B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for Ornith-1.0-35B.

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 Ornith-1.0-35B
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔOrnith-1.0-35B
CodingGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite54.2Margin 11.7Ornith-1.0-35B65.9
AgenticGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite63.4Margin 0.8Ornith-1.0-35B64.2
ReasoningGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite72.2MarginNo overlapOrnith-1.0-35BNot 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 · Ornith-1.0-35B
  1. Terminal-Bench 2.0

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 54%B 64.2%
    Winner: Ornith-1.0-35BΔ 10.2
    Terminal-Bench 2.0: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54%; Ornith-1.0-35B scored 64.2%. Ornith-1.0-35B wins this benchmark.
  2. SWE-bench Pro

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 54.2%B 50.4%
    Winner: Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteΔ 3.8
    SWE-bench Pro: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scored 54.2%; Ornith-1.0-35B scored 50.4%. Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.3 input / $2.5 outputOrnith-1.0-35B$0 input / $0 outputOrnith-1.0-35B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableOrnith-1.0-35BNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteNot availableOrnith-1.0-35BNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite1MOrnith-1.0-35B256KGemini 3.5 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticOrnith-1.0-35B wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54%64.2%Ornith-1.0-35B leads
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 74%Not comparable
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
Claw-EvalSource 69.8%Not comparable
CodingOrnith-1.0-35B wins
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BResult
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.0%64.2%Ornith-1.0-35B leads
SWE-bench ProSource 54.2%50.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite leads
AA Coding IndexSource 49.3%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.9%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 75.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 69.3%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource 34.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BResult
MRCRv2Source 72.2%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 62.0%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BResult
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-LiteOrnith-1.0-35BResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 79.0%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Ornith-1.0-35B?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Ornith-1.0-35B 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 coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Ornith-1.0-35B?

Ornith-1.0-35B has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 65.9 versus 54.2. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Ornith-1.0-35B?

Ornith-1.0-35B has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 64.2 versus 63.4. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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