Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 2 9B
Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.3 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 2 9B in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 1.0 Pro leads 15.6 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 21% for Gemma 2 9B.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 25.9 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275), Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1173 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 34.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 22.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296), Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1171 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 119.83 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.2% |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 36.4% |
| LiveBench | — | 28.7% |
| PIQA | — | 83.7% |
Math Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321), Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1183 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 21% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 19.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.9% |
Knowledge Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291), Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 27.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1147 |
| MMLU | 70% | 72.1% |
| BoolQ | — | 85.7% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252), Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1188 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1185 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1190 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1186 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1144 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1200 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1200 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1137 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267), Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1178 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 52.6% |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249), Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1197 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264), Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1207 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1206 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1193 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 841 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 25.5% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 2 9B?
Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.3 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 2 9B better for coding?
Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.2 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 2 9B share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 9B has 35.