Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Gemma 2 2b IT
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 30.1 to 9.6.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 32.5 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 7 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322), Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1112 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216), Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1113 |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309), Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1135 |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1096 |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1132 |
| LMArena French | — | 1156 |
| LMArena German | — | 1114 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1055 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1118 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1140 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1118 |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1130 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1156 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1147 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1118 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Gemma 2 2b IT?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.8 versus 25.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Gemma 2 2b IT share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.