Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite was created as the most efficient option in the Gemini 2.5 family, designed to provide cutting-edge capabilities with minimal computational overhead. Built for applications where cost and latency are primary concerns, it extends advanced multimodal understanding to resource-conscious deployments.
Gemma 2 9B was created as a more compact open-source model, designed to deliver capable performance with reduced computational requirements. Built with 9 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it serves applications where efficiency and accessibility are valued alongside the benefits of open-source availability.
11 months newer

Gemma 2 9B
2024-06-27

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-06-17
Context window and performance specifications
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-01-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemma 2 9B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemma 2 9B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Gemma 2 9B