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.
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 | o1-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 34.0 |
| Released | — | 2024-09-12 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding o1-mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1362 |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 10% |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1333 |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1358 |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 62.4% |
| Confabulations | — | 18.6% |
Multilingual o1-mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1289 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1314 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1278 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1223 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1283 |
| 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)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1304 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 65.4% |
Long Context o1-mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1320 |
Writing & Preference o1-mini leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1317 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1244 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1314 |
| 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.