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Gemini 1.5 Flash vs Gemma 3

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash
Google
Gemma 3
Overview
CompanyGoogleGoogle
Release dateMay 14 2024Mar 12 2025
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash shipped 302 days before Gemma 3

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Flash or Gemma 3?

Gemini 1.5 Flash and Gemma 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash shipped 302 days before Gemma 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemini 1.5 Flash is proprietary, while Gemma 3 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.5 Flash and Gemma 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash was released by Google on May 14 2024.

Gemma 3 was released by Google on Mar 12 2025.

Gemini 1.5 Flash is a proprietary model released by Google. Gemma 3 is an open weight model released by Google.

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