Noometry

Model comparison

Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemma 2 2b IT

Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Google

54.2

Rank #32 Confirmed

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash leads 62.8 to 21.4.
  • Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
ProviderGoogleGoogle
Noometry Index54.233.1
Released2026-05-19—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.50—
Output $ / M tokens$9—
Results tracked5417

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 49.4 (#49), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Coding14921112
SWE-bench Verified79.3%—
DeepSWE37.4%—
LMArena WebDev1499—
SciCode53.1%—
WeirdML62.6%—
ALE-Bench911.02—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 24.7 (#114), Gemma 2 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
APEX-Agents27.5%—
GBAEval6.7%—
GDP.pdf14%—
Vending-Bench 25,396—

Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 62.8 (#18), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts14881113
ARC-AGI-272.1%—
SimpleBench76.7%—
NYT Connections (extended)92.6%—
ARC-AGI-192.5%—
CritPt13.1%—
Chess Puzzles50%—
EnigmaEval25.4%—
EBR-Bench4.8%—
Mystery Game Puzzles32%—
DTBench94.7%—
LMCA47.1%—
Surface Evolver Bench58.1%—
Epoch Capabilities Index154.46—
ForecastBench59—

Math Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 60.7 (#36), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Math15041135
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)62.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 426.8%—
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions76.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202595.6%—
ProofBench31%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)39%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)14.6%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 66.3 (#11), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Expert14951096
GPQA Diamond92.8%—
SimpleQA Verified66.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.7 (#15), Gemma 2 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Vision1310—
Blueprint-Bench 233.6%—
LMArena Document1463—

Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 57.0 (#13), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Non-English14761121
LMArena Chinese15261132
LMArena French14901157
LMArena German14921114
LMArena Japanese14861083
LMArena Korean14511055
LMArena Russian14931118
LMArena Spanish14801140

Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 77.0 (#30), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following14671118

Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 45.4 (#38), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query14821130

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash leads

Gemini 3.5 Flash: 65.5 (#47), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)

BenchmarkGemini 3.5 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Text14821156
LMArena Creative Writing14701147
LMArena Multi-Turn14811118
EQ-Bench 41087—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash better than Gemma 2 2b IT?

Gemini 3.5 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?

Gemini 3.5 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 49.4 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemma 2 2b IT share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash has 54 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.

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