Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs GPT-5.4 nano
GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5.4 nano in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.4 nano leads 55.7 to 25.1.
- 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 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 41.9 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 400K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 40 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), GPT-5.4 nano: 43.6 (#84)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1405 |
| SciCode | — | 46.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 49.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,005 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), GPT-5.4 nano: 23.7 (#173)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1381 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 5.7% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 39.7% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 51.5% |
| CritPt | — | 9.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 30% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 9% |
| DTBench | — | 80.3% |
| LMCA | — | 36.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 145.81 |
| ForecastBench | — | 57.3 |
Math GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), GPT-5.4 nano: 40.9 (#88)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1406 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 44.9% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 12.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 87.8% |
| ProofBench | — | 5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 25.9% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 6.3% |
Knowledge GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), GPT-5.4 nano: 41.9 (#103)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1396 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 78.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 11.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 3.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, GPT-5.4 nano: 36.7 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1196 |
Multilingual GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), GPT-5.4 nano: 48.6 (#140)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1359 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1392 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1367 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1363 |
| LMArena French | — | 1396 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1343 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1371 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), GPT-5.4 nano: 71.9 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1362 |
Long Context GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), GPT-5.4 nano: 41.6 (#137)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1366 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.4 nano leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), GPT-5.4 nano: 55.7 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | GPT-5.4 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1372 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1314 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1382 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than GPT-5.4 nano?
GPT-5.4 nano is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.9 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or GPT-5.4 nano better for coding?
GPT-5.4 nano scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.6 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and GPT-5.4 nano share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.4 nano has 40.