Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Gemma 2 2b IT
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 36.5.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 33.1 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1112 |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1113 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1135 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1096 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Gemma 2 2b IT: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1132 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1157 |
| LMArena German | 1442 | 1114 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1083 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1055 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1118 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1140 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1118 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1130 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemma 2 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1156 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1147 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1118 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Gemma 2 2b IT?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Gemma 2 2b IT share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.