Gemini 3.5 Flash vs MiniCPM5-1B
Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Verdict
Gemini 3.5 Flash leads for most workloads.
Based on BenchLM composite scores, July 2026.
Gemini 3.5 Flash
80
MiniCPM5-1B
36
Verified leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.5 Flash #10 · MiniCPM5-1B unranked
Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniCPM5-1B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.
Category Radar
Head-to-Head by Category
Category Breakdown
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Δ | MiniCPM5-1B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inst. Following | 76.3 | ← 17.8 | 58.5 |
| Knowledge | 47.2 | ← 3.1 | 44.1 |
| Math | 32.9 | → 0.2 | 33.1 |
| Agentic | 77.2 | — | — |
| Coding | 54.6 | — | — |
| Reasoning | 74.7 | — | — |
| Multimodal | 83.8 | — | — |
Operational Comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash
MiniCPM5-1B
$1.5 / $9
N/A
284.2 t/s
N/A
18.55s
N/A
1M
131K
Quick Verdict
Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniCPM5-1B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority.
Gemini 3.5 Flash is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 80 to 36. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Gemini 3.5 Flash's sharpest advantage is in instruction following, where it averages 76.3 against 58.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is IFBench, 76.3% to 46.7%. MiniCPM5-1B does hit back in mathematics, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.
Gemini 3.5 Flash gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 131K for MiniCPM5-1B.
Benchmark Deep Dive
Frequently Asked Questions (4)
Which is better, Gemini 3.5 Flash or MiniCPM5-1B?
Gemini 3.5 Flash is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 80 to 36. The biggest single separator in this matchup is IFBench, where the scores are 76.3% and 46.7%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Gemini 3.5 Flash or MiniCPM5-1B?
Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 47.2 versus 44.1. Inside this category, GPQA-D is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
Which is better for math, Gemini 3.5 Flash or MiniCPM5-1B?
MiniCPM5-1B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 33.1 versus 32.9. Gemini 3.5 Flash stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
Which is better for instruction following, Gemini 3.5 Flash or MiniCPM5-1B?
Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 76.3 versus 58.5. Inside this category, IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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