Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 2B
Gemma 2B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 2B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 2B leads 27.6 to 8.7.
- Gemma 2B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 29.1 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2024-02-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Gemma 2B: 28.9 (#300)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1010 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | 20.7% |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | 34.1% |
Reasoning Gemma 2B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Gemma 2B: 17.9 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 989 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | 93.57 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 35.2% |
| HellaSwag | — | 71.4% |
| PIQA | — | 77.3% |
| WinoGrande | — | 65.4% |
Math Gemma 2B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Gemma 2B: 27.6 (#237)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1009 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 17.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Gemma 2B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 70% | 42.3% |
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 42.1% |
| BoolQ | — | 69.4% |
| TriviaQA | — | 53.2% |
Multilingual Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Gemma 2B: 23.1 (#289)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 958 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 986 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 937 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | — |
Instruction Following Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Gemma 2B: 48.8 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 971 |
Long Context Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#286)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 981 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Gemma 2B: 24.1 (#303)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1002 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 986 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 945 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 2B?
Gemma 2B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 2B better for coding?
Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.6 versus 28.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 2B share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2B has 23.