Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Qwen2-72B
Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen2-72B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (29.3 vs 30.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen2-72B in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen2-72B leads 40.8 to 25.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 30.0 |
| Released | — | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1196 |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Gemma 1.1 2b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 40.8% |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multilingual Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | 1240 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1151 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1169 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1169 |
Instruction Following Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1181 |
Long Context Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Qwen2-72B?
Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen2-72B score almost the same on the Noometry Index (29.3 vs 30.0), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Qwen2-72B better for coding?
Gemma 1.1 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.1 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen2-72B share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.