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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs o3 Mini (batch)
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Winner summary
o3 Mini (batch) wins on 4/4 benchmarks
o3 Mini (batch) wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in general · knowledge · coding.
Category leads
general·o3 Mini (batch)knowledge·o3 Mini (batch)coding·o3 Mini (batch)
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
#143 by perf·no signal
o3 Mini (batch)
#239 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
7.6x better value than o3 Mini (batch)
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
194.4 pts/$
$0.25/M
o3 Mini (batch)
25.5 pts/$
$1.38/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$3.53T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 2.5 Flash Liteo3 Mini (batch)
Dtbench
o3 Mini (batch) leads by +10.0
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
38.0
o3 Mini (batch)
48.0
Fiction.LiveBench
o3 Mini (batch) leads by +2.8
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
47.2
o3 Mini (batch)
50.0
Lmca
o3 Mini (batch) leads by +1.1
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
21.3
o3 Mini (batch)
22.3
WeirdML
o3 Mini (batch) leads by +8.5
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
35.2
o3 Mini (batch)
43.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | o3 Mini (batch) |
|---|---|---|
Dtbench | 38.0 | 48.0 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 47.2 | 50.0 |
Lmca | 21.3 | 22.3 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 35.2 | 43.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.10 | $0.40 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $1.75 | |
| $0.55 | $2.20 | 200K tokens (~100 books) | $9.63 |