GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 002
Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 is a Google proprietary model, released 24 Sept 2024. Its best configuration ranks #716 of 785 on the BenchLeader Index at 38.3 ±6.0, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 253 other configurations score within that range, so they and this one cannot be told apart on quality alone — price and speed are what separate them. It scores highest in instruction following (53) and lowest in knowledge (22). Last measured 13 Oct 2026.
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- Released
- 24 Sept 2024
- Overall index38
- Reasoning36
- Coding27
- Maths41
- Knowledge22
- Instruction following53
- Multimodal37
Versions
Google has shipped 12 models under this name. Each is ranked on its own results; a newer version often has fewer results so far, which holds its index nearer the average until more arrive.
| Model | Released | Index | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh | 2 Sept 2026 | 64.4 | #50 |
| Gemini 3.7 Flashhigh | 13 Aug 2026 | 63.5 | #64 |
| Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh | 21 Jul 2026 | 62.0 | #89 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flashhigh | 19 May 2026 | 63.1 | #70 |
| Gemini 3 Flashthinking | 17 Dec 2025 | 59.1 | #138 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash 09 2025thinking | 25 Sept 2025 | 51.1 | #351 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | 17 Apr 2025 | 52.7 | #306 |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | 5 Feb 2025 | 43.2 | #574 |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 002this page | 24 Sept 2024 | 38.3 | #716 |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash 001 | 23 May 2024 | – | – |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash | 14 May 2024 | 44.3 | #541 |
| Gemini Flash 2.0 | – | – | – |
How its index has moved
8 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026The index is recomputed from scratch every day, so a line moves when a new benchmark result lands, when a publisher revises a score, or when the models it is normalised against change. Early movement usually means the score is still settling.
Benchmark results
See all LLM benchmarks. One column per reasoning effort. Rank is among every configuration of every model on that benchmark. Hover a score for the run it came from.
Reasoning
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.3%#228 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals)not in index | 46.0%#121 | Vals AI |
| GPQA Diamond (HELM)not in index | 43.7%#42 | HELM Capabilities |
| DTBenchnot in index | 53.8%#200 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
| PIQAnot in index | 87.5%#3 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Coding
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 24.9%#137 | WeirdML |
| LiveCodeBench | 36.9%#128 | Vals AI |
Agents & tools
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| BALROGnot in index | 14.6%#31 | BALROG |
| BrowseCompnot in index | 0.4%#32 | OpenAI |
Maths
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 16.3%#225 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
| MATH Level 5 | 61.9%#47 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
| AIME (Vals) | 17.3%#79 | Vals AI |
| MGSM | 86.6%#58 | Vals AI |
| Omni-MATH (HELM) | 30.5%#42 | HELM Capabilities |
| MATH 500not in index | 78.8%#39 | Vals AI |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 65.6%#122 | Vals AI |
| LegalBench | 63.2%#131 | Vals AI |
| CorpFin | 38.2%#119 | Vals AI |
| TaxEval | 48.2%#134 | Vals AI |
| MMLU-Pro (HELM)not in index | 67.8%#39 | HELM Capabilities |
| MMLUnot in index | 73.9%#41 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Instruction following
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval (HELM) | 83.1%#34 | HELM Capabilities |
| WildBench (HELM) | 79.2%#37 | HELM Capabilities |
Multimodal
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| VISTA | 34.0%#46 | Scale AI SEAL |
| MMMU-Pro (Vals)not in index | 57.2%#84 | Vals AI |
| MortgageTaxnot in index | 42.8%#84 | Vals AI |
| GeoBenchnot in index | 76.0%#7 | GeoBench |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source |
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| HELM Capabilities meannot in index | 60.9%#42 | HELM Capabilities |
More from Google
See also
Questions people ask
- What are Gemini 1.5 Flash 002's benchmark scores?
- As of 24 Oct 2026, Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 scores 38.3 ±6.0 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in instruction following (53) and weakest in knowledge (22). That rests on 15 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
- How does Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 rank?
- Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 is #716 of 785 ranked configurations on 24 Oct 2026. 253 other configurations score within its margin, so the exact position matters less than the band. The leader is Claude Opus 5.5 (max effort) at 72.6.
- When was Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 released?
- Google released Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 on 24 Sept 2024.
Data as of 24 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “Gemini 1.5 Flash 002: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 24 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash-002.