Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 2b IT vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
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PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Sonar leads 52.6 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 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | |
| Noometry Index | 29.3 | 38.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Sonar leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.1 (#299), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1034 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 17.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 23.3% | — |
Reasoning Sonar leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 19.1 (#270), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1005 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Sonar leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.8 (#232), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1047 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.5 (#258), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 970 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.6 (#289), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 988 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1012 | — |
| LMArena German | 944 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 899 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 990 | — |
Instruction Following Sonar leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 49.9 (#299), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 992 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.6 (#286), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1003 | — |
Writing & Preference Sonar leads
Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.1 (#306), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 2b IT | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1022 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 998 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 959 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 2b IT or Sonar better for coding?
Sonar scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 2b IT and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.