Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Llama 4 Scout
Wins 1 of 3 areas
Coding
Wins 2 of 3 areas
Reasoning · Images and charts
Llama 4 Scout is the stronger all-rounder.Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is better at coding.
Scores updated · 9 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the three areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
Coding rests on a single test.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Llama 4 Scout pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+22.8points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+16.4points ahead
- Math problems shown in pictures and chartsMathVista+16points ahead
Where Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B pulls ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+1.6points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 9 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningLlama 4 Scout
- GPQA DiamondLlama 4 Scout by 22.835.958.7+22.8
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.73.8tie
Images and chartsLlama 4 Scout
Other results3 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- MMLU-ProLlama 4 Scout by 15.658.774.3+15.6
- XSTestLlama 4 Scout by 392.695.6+3
- AA IntelligenceLlama 4 Scout by 1.96.28.1+1.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout wins two of the three areas where both have results: reasoning and images and charts. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B wins coding.
Which is better for coding?
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 9 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 6 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.