Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemma 2 9B
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 2 9B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.1 to 32.1.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 25.9 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1173 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 34.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 22.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemma 2 9B: —
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1171 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 119.83 |
| LiveBench | — | 28.7% |
| PIQA | — | 83.7% |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1183 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 0.6% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 19.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 21% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.9% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1147 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.5% |
| BoolQ | — | 85.7% |
| MMLU | — | 72.1% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1188 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | 1185 |
| LMArena French | 1488 | 1190 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1186 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | 1144 |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | 1137 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1200 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | 1200 |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1178 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 52.6% |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1197 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1207 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1206 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1193 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 841 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 25.5% |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemma 2 9B?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemma 2 9B better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemma 2 9B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 9B has 35.