Model comparison

Codellama 34b Instruct vs Gemma 2 2b IT

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Codellama 34b Instruct Meta

30.8

Rank #287 Confirmed

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 36.5 to 28.2.

Side by side

Codellama 34b Instruct and Gemma 2 2b IT specifications
Codellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
ProviderMetaGoogle
Noometry Index30.833.1
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WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked1417

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Category by category

Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Coding10461112
BigCodeBench Instruct29%—
BigCodeBench Complete37.1%—
HumanEval+43.9%—
MBPP+56.3%—

Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts10321113

Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Math10561135

Knowledge Not comparable

Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Expert—1096

Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Non-English10111121
LMArena Chinese9761132
LMArena French—1157
LMArena German—1114
LMArena Japanese—1083
LMArena Korean—1055
LMArena Russian—1118
LMArena Spanish—1140

Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following10281118

Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query10131130

Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Text10661156
LMArena Creative Writing10321147
LMArena Multi-Turn10151118

Frequently asked questions

Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Gemma 2 2b IT?

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?

Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Gemma 2 2b IT share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.

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