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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs LLaMA 3.1

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Meta LLaMA 3.1 — side-by-side specs.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Meta
LLaMA 3.1
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateApr 17 2025Jul 23 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 268 days before Gemini 2.5 Flash

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash or LLaMA 3.1?

Gemini 2.5 Flash and LLaMA 3.1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 268 days before Gemini 2.5 Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Flash is proprietary.

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 2.5 Flash released?
Gemini 2.5 Flash was released by Google on Apr 17 2025.
When was LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash or LLaMA 3.1 open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Gemini 2.5 Flash is a proprietary model released by Google.

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