Model comparison

Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs GPT-5.1-Codex

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.2 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 1.1 2b IT Google

28.8

Rank #313 Confirmed

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.2

Rank #178 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.7 to 29.6.
  • Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 1.1 2b IT and GPT-5.1-Codex specifications
Gemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Noometry Index28.838.2
Released—2025-11-12
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—400K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.25
Output $ / M tokens—$10
Results tracked166

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 29.6 (#294), GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.7 (#107)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)—66%
LMArena WebDev—1337
LMArena Coding1034—
ALE-Bench—1,245
HumanEval+17.7%—
MBPP+23.3%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, GPT-5.1-Codex: 37.8 (#32)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
Terminal-Bench—60.4%
METR Time Horizons—70.8%

Reasoning Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 18.2 (#268), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Hard Prompts1005—

Math GPT-5.1-Codex leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 28.3 (#230), GPT-5.1-Codex: 29.3 (#218)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
ProofBench—9%
LMArena Math1047—

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.0 (#255), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Expert970—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.7 (#284), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Non-English988—
LMArena Chinese1011—
LMArena German944—
LMArena Korean899—
LMArena Russian990—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 50.1 (#294), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Instruction Following992—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.5 (#281), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Longer Query1003—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.3 (#301), GPT-5.1-Codex: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITGPT-5.1-Codex
LMArena Text1022—
LMArena Creative Writing998—
LMArena Multi-Turn958—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than GPT-5.1-Codex?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.2 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or GPT-5.1-Codex better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.7 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and GPT-5.1-Codex share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.1-Codex has 6.

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