Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Gemma 2 27B
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 2 27B in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 27B leads 44.2 to 15.2.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 29.4 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 8K |
| Max output | — | 2K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.65 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 27B leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Gemma 2 27B: 34.1 (#246)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1211 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 42.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 36% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.5% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Gemma 2 27B: 15.3 (#315)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1198 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | 122.08 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 28.1% |
| DTBench | — | 48% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 47.9% |
| LMCA | — | 7.1% |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| LiveBench | — | 38.2% |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Dolly 2.0-12b leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Gemma 2 27B: 10.7 (#311)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1212 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 1.4% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 26.5% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 27.9% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemma 2 27B: 19.0 (#280)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 26.2% | 75.7% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 36.5% |
| Confabulations | — | 27.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1172 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 27B leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Gemma 2 27B: 38.6 (#226)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1217 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1221 |
| LMArena French | — | 1247 |
| LMArena German | — | 1209 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1174 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1234 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1228 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 27B leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Gemma 2 27B: 60.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1206 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 58.1% |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemma 2 27B: 37.3 (#218)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1231 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 27B leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Gemma 2 27B: 44.2 (#225)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Gemma 2 27B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1231 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1241 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1224 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 32.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Gemma 2 27B?
Gemma 2 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Gemma 2 27B better for coding?
Gemma 2 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.1 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Gemma 2 27B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 27B has 34.