Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking vs Llama 3.1 405B
Compare Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking by Google AI against Llama 3.1 405B by Meta AI, context windows of 500K vs 128K, tested across 3 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Llama 3.1 405B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is 6.2x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Input
$0.25
11× cheaper
Output
$0.50
6.2× cheaper
Llama 3.1 405B
Input
$2.70
Output
$3.10
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is cheaper on both — 11× input, 6.2× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
51%
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking uses 376.7x more bold
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking
Llama 3.1 405B
54%Vocabulary56%
15wSentence Length15w
0.64Hedging0.41
3.8Bold0.0
2.4Lists1.9
0.00Emoji0.03
0.03Headings0.00
0.30Transitions0.16
Based on 13 + 5 text responses
Research
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