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Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) vs Llama 3 8B Instruct
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Winner summary
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) wins on 5/5 benchmarks
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in arena · knowledge · math.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
#154 by perf·no signal
Llama 3 8B Instruct
#248 by perf·#18 by attention
Best value
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
n/a
no price
Llama 3 8B Instruct
220.0 pts/$
$0.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.20T·Tier 1
Meta AI
$1.87T·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)Llama 3 8B Instruct
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) leads by +63.7
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
1286.5
Llama 3 8B Instruct
1222.8
GPQA diamond
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) leads by +19.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
20.5
Llama 3 8B Instruct
1.4
MATH level 5
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) leads by +19.0
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
25.1
Llama 3 8B Instruct
6.1
MMLU
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) leads by +12.1
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
70.5
Llama 3 8B Instruct
58.4
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) leads by +3.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)
3.8
Llama 3 8B Instruct
0.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024) | Llama 3 8B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1286.5 | 1222.8 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 20.5 | 1.4 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 25.1 | 6.1 |
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 70.5 | 58.4 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 3.8 | 0.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | |
| $0.14 | $0.14 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $1.40 |