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Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B vs o3

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B
OpenAI
o3
Overview
CompanyGoogleOpenAI
Release dateOct 3 2024Apr 16 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
26%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 195 days before o3

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B or o3?

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B shipped 195 days before o3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B and o3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B was released by Google on Oct 3 2024.

o3 was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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