Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 leads with 34.2% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 offers 57.3K more tokens in context window than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is $10.88 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was developed as an ultra-compact variant of Gemini 1.5 Flash, designed to deliver multimodal capabilities with minimal resource requirements. Built for deployment scenarios where efficiency is critical, it provides a lightweight option for applications requiring fast, cost-effective AI processing.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview was released as an early access version of Gemini 2.5 Pro, designed to allow developers and enterprises to experiment with next-generation capabilities before general availability. Built to gather feedback and demonstrate upcoming features, it provided a window into the evolution of Google's flagship model.
1 year newer

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
2024-03-15

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
2025-06-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 3 common benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
2024-10-01
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
2025-01-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05