Model comparison

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Gemma 2 2b IT

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) DeepSeek

37.0

Rank #197 Confirmed

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

32.5

Rank #244 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 7 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 50.0 to 36.6.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Gemma 2 2b IT specifications
DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
ProviderDeepSeekGoogle
Noometry Index37.032.5
Released2024-09-06—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2217

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Category by category

Coding Too close to call

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274), Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Coding13101112
Aider Polyglot17.8%—
BigCodeBench Instruct48.6%—
BigCodeBench Complete53.2%—
HumanEval+83.5%—
MBPP+74.1%—

Reasoning DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145), Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts12891113

Math DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177), Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Math12891135

Knowledge DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Expert12661096

Multilingual DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Non-English12731121
LMArena Chinese13171132
LMArena French12881156
LMArena German12581114
LMArena Japanese12281083
LMArena Korean12091055
LMArena Russian12891118
LMArena Spanish12481140

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189), Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following12801118

Long Context DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query13011130

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)Gemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Text12941156
LMArena Creative Writing12851147
LMArena Multi-Turn12971118

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Gemma 2 2b IT?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.3 vs 31.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Gemma 2 2b IT share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.

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