Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
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 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 62.4 to 25.3.
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 28.8 | 47.3 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 29.6 (#294), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.6 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 18.2 (#268), Qwen3.6 Plus: 28.5 (#89)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | 1449 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.67 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 28.3 (#230), Qwen3.6 Plus: 50.6 (#44)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1047 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.0 (#255), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#40)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | 1456 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.7 (#284), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1011 | 1478 |
| LMArena German | 944 | 1451 |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | 1381 |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | 1434 |
| LMArena French | — | 1454 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 50.1 (#294), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.2 (#70)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.5 (#281), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.1 (#48)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | 1440 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.3 (#301), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.4 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | 1405 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 958 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.6 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.