GoogleGemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is a Google proprietary model, released 5 Feb 2025. Its best configuration ranks #462 of 785 on the BenchLeader Index at 47.2 ±3.6, in the lower half. The ± is the point: 291 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 human preference (52) and lowest in composite (38). Last measured 22 Oct 2026.
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- Output speed
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- Context
- 1M
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- Cost per run
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- Released
- 5 Feb 2025
- Overall index47
- Reasoning50
- Coding46
- Maths49
- Instruction following51
- Human preference52
- Multimodal40
- Composite38
Versions
Google has shipped 6 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 3.5 Flash Lite | 21 Jul 2026 | 54.4 | #253 |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | 3 Mar 2026 | 53.7 | #274 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite 09thinking | 25 Sept 2025 | 47.9 | #443 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | 17 Jun 2025 | 48.3 | #432 |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite 001 | 25 Feb 2025 | – | – |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Litethis page | 5 Feb 2025 | 47.2 | #462 |
How its index has moved
9 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 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Hard Prompts | 1349#217 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| GPQA Diamond (AA)not in index | 54.2%#407 | Artificial Analysis | |
| Humanity's Last Exam (AA)not in index | 4.1%#540 | Artificial Analysis | |
| GPQA Diamond (HELM)not in index | 50.0%#39 | HELM Capabilities | |
| DTBenchnot in index | 52.5%#204 | Epoch AI Benchmarking Hub |
Coding
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Coding | 1342#250 | Arena (LMArena) |
Maths
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
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| Omni-MATH (HELM) | 37.4%#33 | HELM Capabilities | |
| Arena Maths | 1327#210 | Arena (LMArena) |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro (HELM)not in index | 72.0%#37 | HELM Capabilities |
Instruction following
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFEval (HELM) | 82.4%#35 | HELM Capabilities | |
| WildBench (HELM) | 79.0%#40 | HELM Capabilities | |
| Arena Instruction Followingnot in index | 1331#207 | Arena (LMArena) |
Human preference
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Text | 1354#197 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Creative Writingnot in index | 1344#174 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Multi-turnnot in index | 1327#214 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| Arena Longer Queriesnot in index | 1348#202 | Arena (LMArena) |
Multimodal
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Vision | 1100#126 | Arena (LMArena) | |
| VISTA | 32.7%#48 | Scale AI SEAL | |
| MMMU (validation) | 68.0%#25 | MMMU |
Composite
| Benchmark | not stated | Source | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index v4.3.2 | 7.3#481 | Artificial Analysis | |
| HELM Capabilities meannot in index | 64.2%#36 | HELM Capabilities |
More from Google
See also
Questions people ask
- What are Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite's benchmark scores?
- As of 25 Oct 2026, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores 47.2 ±3.6 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in human preference (52) and weakest in composite (38). That rests on 11 independent benchmark results, and every score on this page links to its publisher.
- How does Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite rank?
- Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is #462 of 785 ranked configurations on 25 Oct 2026. 291 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 2.0 Flash-Lite released?
- Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite on 5 Feb 2025.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026. Compare with another model.
Cite as: BenchLeader, “Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: benchmarks, pricing, speed and rank”, data as of 25 Oct 2026, https://www.benchleader.com/models/gemini-2-0-flash-lite.