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.
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 | Gemma 2 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 33.1 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 17 |
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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)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1113 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1135 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 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)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1132 |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1118 |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1130 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1156 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1147 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1118 |
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.