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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT OSS 20B

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite comes out ahead, 71 to 64 on our weighted score, though GPT OSS 20B is 28% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    71/100
    • ECI133.9
    • Price$0.10 / $0.40
    • Context1.05M
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  2. OpenAI

    GPT OSS 20B

    Released Aug 5, 2025

    64/100
    • ECI137.8
    • Price$0.07 / $0.295
    • Context131K
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against GPT OSS 20B (64). It leads on inputs & features and context window. GPT OSS 20B wins on capability and price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGPT OSS 20BCapabilities Index (ECI): GPT OSS 20B 137.8 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 133.9
  • Lowest priceGPT OSS 20BGPT OSS 20B $0.126 · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $0.175 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 1,048,576 · GPT OSS 20B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGemini 2.5 Flash-Lite: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video · GPT OSS 20B: Text
  • Self-hostingGPT OSS 20BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGPT OSS 20B
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5863
Price25%8692
Inputs & features15%10045
Context window10%6124
Overall100%71/10064/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs GPT OSS 20B specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Flash-LiteGoogleGPT OSS 20BOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)133.9137.8 (best)
ECI rank#118 of 148#108 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—60.8%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—65.3%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10$0.07 (best)
Output$0.40$0.295 (best)
Cached input$0.01—
Blended (3:1)$0.175$0.126 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Google APIMedian of 18 providers
Limits
Context window1,048,576 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsYesNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model IDgemini-2.5-flash-lite—
API providers20 (best)19
ReleasedJun 17, 2025Aug 5, 2025
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$1.80
  • GPT OSS 20B$1.29
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or GPT OSS 20B?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 71/100 against GPT OSS 20B (64). It leads on inputs & features and context window. GPT OSS 20B wins on capability and price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite or GPT OSS 20B?

GPT OSS 20B is cheaper at $0.07 input / $0.295 output per million tokens (median across 18 API providers). Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10 input / $0.40 output per million tokens (official Google API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.126 per million tokens for GPT OSS 20B versus $0.175 for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (1.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

GPT OSS 20B scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): GPT OSS 20B 137.8 (#108 of 148) and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 133.9 (#118 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (133.0–139.6 vs 129.8–136.3), so treat the gap as small.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and GPT OSS 20B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, GPT OSS 20B leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for GPT OSS 20B. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite up to 65,536, GPT OSS 20B up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video; GPT OSS 20B accepts text. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

GPT OSS 20B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

GPT OSS 20B is the newest, released Aug 5, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite came out Jun 17, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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