Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5 Plus leads 46.0 to 26.0.
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 42.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 29.6 (#294), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 621.92 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 18.2 (#268), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.79 |
Math Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 28.3 (#230), Qwen3.5 Plus: 47.9 (#55)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1047 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.0 (#255), Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 970 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.7 (#284), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1011 | — |
| LMArena German | 944 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 50.1 (#294), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | — |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.5 (#281), Qwen3.5 Plus: 42.9 (#109)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.3 (#301), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 958 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.