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Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google Gemini 2.0 Flash vs Google Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite — side-by-side specs.

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Gemini 2.0 Flash
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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Overview
CompanyGoogleGoogle
Release dateJan 30 2025Mar 3 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.0 Flash shipped 397 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Which is better: Gemini 2.0 Flash or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Gemini 2.0 Flash shipped 397 days before Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.0 Flash released?
Gemini 2.0 Flash was released by Google on Jan 30 2025.
When was Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite released?
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released by Google on Mar 3 2026.

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