Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Gemini 4 Argon
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
GoogleSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Gemini 4 Argon in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 4 Argon leads 71.4 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 56.5 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-09-30 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Gemini 4 Argon: 62.0 (#9)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1550 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1678 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 55% |
| SciCode | — | 61.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 49.2 (#8)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 82.2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 13,718 |
Reasoning Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Gemini 4 Argon: 44.2 (#47)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1548 |
| CritPt | — | 27.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Gemini 4 Argon: 73.9 (#17)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1536 |
| ProofBench | — | 99% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 43.9 (#89)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1553 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 46.5 (#14)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 54.4% |
Multilingual Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Gemini 4 Argon: 60.3 (#1)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1523 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1610 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1537 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1497 |
Instruction Following Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Gemini 4 Argon: 80.1 (#2)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1538 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemini 4 Argon: 47.6 (#15)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1549 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 4 Argon leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Gemini 4 Argon: 71.4 (#19)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemini 4 Argon |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1534 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1531 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1557 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Gemini 4 Argon?
Gemini 4 Argon is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Gemini 4 Argon better for coding?
Gemini 4 Argon scores higher on coding benchmarks: 62.0 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Gemini 4 Argon share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 4 Argon has 21.