Model comparison

Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs o1-mini

o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 1.1 2b IT Google

29.3

Rank #313 Confirmed

o1-mini OpenAI

34.0

Rank #235 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 1 category and o1-mini in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where o1-mini leads 48.4 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 and o1-mini specifications
Gemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Noometry Index29.334.0
Released—2024-09-12
WeightsOpenProprietary
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Results tracked1639

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Category by category

Coding o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Coding10341362
HumanEval+17.7%89%
MBPP+23.3%78.8%
Aider Polyglot—32.9%
WeirdML—36.3%
LiveBench Coding—48%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, o1-mini: 24.6 (#118)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
Cybench—10%

Reasoning Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Hard Prompts10051333
ARC-AGI-2—0.8%
SimpleBench—18.1%
ARC-AGI-1—14%
LiveBench Reasoning—72.3%
LiveBench Data Analysis—57.9%
Epoch Capabilities Index—135.82
LiveBench—57.8%

Math o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), o1-mini: 35.4 (#186)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Math10471358
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—46.9%
LiveBench Math—62%
MATH Level 5—89.2%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—1.7%

Knowledge o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), o1-mini: 34.9 (#192)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Expert9701316
GPQA Diamond—62.4%
Confabulations—18.6%

Multilingual o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Non-English9881289
LMArena Chinese10121314
LMArena German9441278
LMArena Korean8991223
LMArena Russian9901283
LMArena French—1293
LMArena Japanese—1245
LMArena Spanish—1303

Instruction Following o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), o1-mini: 66.7 (#206)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Instruction Following9921304
LiveBench Instruction Following—65.4%

Long Context o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Longer Query10031320

Writing & Preference o1-mini leads

Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 1.1 2b ITo1-mini
LMArena Text10221317
LMArena Creative Writing9981244
LMArena Multi-Turn9591314
Short-Story Creative Writing—64.9%
LiveBench Language—40.9%

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than o1-mini?

o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or o1-mini better for coding?

o1-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and o1-mini share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and o1-mini has 39.

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