Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs GPT-5.4 mini
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5.4 mini in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.4 mini leads 64.2 to 25.3.
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 44.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 400K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $4.50 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 46 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 29.6 (#294), GPT-5.4 mini: 45.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1438 |
| FrontierCode | — | 27% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1397 |
| SciCode | — | 49.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 60.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,189 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, GPT-5.4 mini: 29.6 (#74)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | — | 36.3% |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 18.2 (#268), GPT-5.4 mini: 30.3 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1424 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 18.9% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 37.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 61.8% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 63.7% |
| CritPt | — | 10% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 24% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 61.7% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 11% |
| DTBench | — | 80% |
| LMCA | — | 40.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 148.83 |
| ForecastBench | — | 57 |
Math GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 28.3 (#230), GPT-5.4 mini: 45.4 (#63)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1418 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 51.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 9.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 88.9% |
| ProofBench | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 28.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.0 (#255), GPT-5.4 mini: 51.4 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1434 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 86.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 29.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.5% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, GPT-5.4 mini: 39.0 (#51)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1245 |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.7 (#284), GPT-5.4 mini: 52.1 (#94)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1405 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1011 | 1446 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1407 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1369 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1417 |
| LMArena French | — | 1440 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1375 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1403 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 50.1 (#294), GPT-5.4 mini: 74.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1405 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.5 (#281), GPT-5.4 mini: 42.9 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1407 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.3 (#301), GPT-5.4 mini: 64.2 (#56)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1411 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1370 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 958 | 1429 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1665 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than GPT-5.4 mini?
GPT-5.4 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.8 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or GPT-5.4 mini better for coding?
GPT-5.4 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.0 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and GPT-5.4 mini share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.4 mini has 46.