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Gemini 3.0 Flash vs LLaMA 3.1

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Google
Gemini 3.0 Flash
Meta
LLaMA 3.1
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateDec 17 2025Jul 23 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
90.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
78%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 512 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash

Which is better: Gemini 3.0 Flash or LLaMA 3.1?

Gemini 3.0 Flash leads LLaMA 3.1 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). LLaMA 3.1 shipped 512 days before Gemini 3.0 Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 3.0 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 3.0 Flash released?
Gemini 3.0 Flash was released by Google on Dec 17 2025.
When was LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
Is Gemini 3.0 Flash or LLaMA 3.1 open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Gemini 3.0 Flash is a proprietary model released by Google.

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