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Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Code Llama

Google
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Meta
Code Llama
Overview
CompanyGoogleMeta
Release dateMay 19 2026Aug 24 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
20%
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
55.1%
Agentic coding
CursorBench v3.1
49.8%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
76.2%
Multi-step tool use
MCP Atlas
83.6%
General tool use
Toolathlon
56.5%
Multidisciplinary reasoning
Humanity's Last Exam · no tools
40.2%
Abstract reasoning
ARC-AGI-2
72.1%
Agentic computer use
OSWorld-Verified
78.4%
Agentic financial analysis
Finance Agent v2
57.9%
Knowledge work
GDPval-AA
1656
Chart reasoning
CharXiv Reasoning
84.2%
Multimodal reasoning
MMMU-Pro
83.6%
Spatial reasoning
Blueprint-Bench 2
33.6%
Long context
MRCR v2 (8-needle) · 128k average
77.3%
Long context
MRCR v2 (8-needle) · 1M pointwise
26.6%
Timeline
Release gapCode Llama shipped 999 days before Gemini 3.5 Flash

Which is better: Gemini 3.5 Flash or Code Llama?

Gemini 3.5 Flash and Code Llama don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Code Llama shipped 999 days before Gemini 3.5 Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is proprietary, while Code Llama is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 3.5 Flash and Code Llama don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 3.5 Flash was released by Google on May 19 2026.

Code Llama was released by Meta on Aug 24 2023.

Gemini 3.5 Flash is a proprietary model released by Google. Code Llama is an open weight model released by Meta.

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