Compare/Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) vs Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)vsLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
TTFT
NVIDIA

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$0.4/M
Speed
52 tok/s
TTFT
0.27s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (3-8)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.1$0.4
Output ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.4
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)$0.14
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)$0.44

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
52 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)
0.27s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.112.4
Coding Index
Math Index
68.776.7
GPQA Diamond
70.9%74.8%
MMLU-Pro
80.8%81.4%
LiveCodeBench
68.8%73.7%
AIME 2025
68.7%76.7%
MATH-500
98.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.6%6.8%
SciCode
28.7%34.8%
IFBench
52.6%37.0%
TerminalBench
12.9%5.3%
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning)3 wins
8 winsLlama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) or Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.17/M tokens vs $0.40/M for Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) wins 8 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 52 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.27s).

When should I use Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) vs Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Preview (Sep '25) (Reasoning) for lower cost, Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.