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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Gemini 3 Flash delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,495 vs 1,360), while Gemini 3 Flash leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (75.8%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens, while Gemini 3 Flash provides faster response streaming (190 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Gemini 3 Flash if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2)Gemini 3 Flash (8)
Doubao Lite 1.5
2 of 10 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
Gemini 3 Flash
8 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 2 of 10 metrics
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Google
Leads 8 of 10 metrics
Gemini 3 Flash

Fast Google frontier-adjacent model. Near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus price.

Flash TurboElo 1,495$0.6/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Gemini 3 Flash. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Lite 1.5
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28Seed 2.1 Turbo$1.1
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderGemini 3 Flash Wins

Gemini 3 Flash

Δ 135 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGemini 3 Flash Wins

Gemini 3 Flash

190 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (2)vsGemini 3 Flash (8)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2W (20%)Overall: Gemini 3 FlashGemini 3 Flash: 8W (80%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5Gemini 3 Flash →
🏆Gemini 3 Flash(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGemini 3 Flash
Preference Elo
1,360vs1,495+135
Coding Elo
1,320vs1,510+190
SWE-bench
46%vs75.8%+29.8%
LiveBench
54%vs66.8%+12.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs78.4%+14.2%
Doubao Lite 1.5: 0WGemini 3 Flash: 5W
🏆Gemini 3 Flash(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGemini 3 Flash
Output speed
180 tok/svs190 tok/s+10 tok/s
Time to first token
110 msvs95 ms+15 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5: 0WGemini 3 Flash: 2W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsGemini 3 Flash
Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$0.6/1M+$0.5/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$0.15/1M+$0.11/1M
Context window
33kvs1M+967k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WGemini 3 Flash: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+135
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash1,495
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo+190
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash1,510
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+12.8%
Doubao Lite 1.554%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash66.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+29.8%
Doubao Lite 1.546%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash75.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+14.2%
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash78.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+15 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash95 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+10 tok/s
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash190 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$0.11/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash$0.15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$0.5/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash$0.6/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+967k
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Gemini 3 Flash1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5Gemini 3 FlashAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,495
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+135
Coding Elo
1,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,510
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+190
LiveBench
54%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
66.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+12.8%
SWE-bench
46%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
75.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+29.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
78.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+14.2%
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
95 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+15 ms
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
190 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+10 tok/s
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.11/1M
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.6/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.5/1M
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+967k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 80% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
Gemini 3 Flash$14.25 / mo
In: $5.25Out: $9
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $11.35/month ($136/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Gemini 3 Flash:Pick Gemini 3 Flash when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Gemini 3 Flash:Pick Gemini 3 Flash when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGemini 3 Flash

Higher SWE-bench (75.8%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3 Flash

Lower TTFT (95 ms).

Long-document RAGGemini 3 Flash

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionGemini 3 Flash

Gemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGemini 3 FlashHigher SWE-bench (75.8%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIGemini 3 FlashLower TTFT (95 ms).
Long-document RAGGemini 3 FlashLarger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionGemini 3 FlashGemini 3 Flash is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchMar 16, 2026

Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

March 2026 speed SKU. Still a useful cheap-coding compare even after 3.6/3.7 Flash.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
SWE-bench46%
Speed (tok/s)180 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.04/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Google

Gemini 3 Flash

Elo 1,495
SWE-bench75.8%
Speed (tok/s)190 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.15/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.6/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Gemini 3 Flash?
Gemini 3 Flash has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,495). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Gemini 3 Flash?
Gemini 3 Flash leads SWE-bench at 75.8% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $0.6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Gemini 3 Flash?
Gemini 3 Flash has the lower time-to-first-token (95 ms vs 110 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Gemini 3 Flash accepts 1M tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and Gemini 3 Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Mar 16, 2026

    Gemini 3 Flash: near-top official SWE-bench at a fraction of Opus

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