Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 7b IT vs Palm 2
Gemma 1.1 7b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 7b IT scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads 28.3 to 21.1.
- Gemma 1.1 7b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 30.7 | 29.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 31.0 (#279), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1084 | 995 |
| HumanEval+ | 35.4% | — |
| MBPP+ | 45% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 19.6 (#235), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1071 | 1005 |
Math Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 29.5 (#217), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1107 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 27.8 (#242), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1039 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.3 (#268), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1052 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1060 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1064 | — |
| LMArena German | 1054 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 971 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 988 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1046 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1049 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 54.3 (#278), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1057 | 1010 |
Long Context Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.0 (#267), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1056 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 30.6 (#283), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1094 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1059 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1040 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 7b IT better than Palm 2?
Gemma 1.1 7b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 7b IT or Palm 2 better for coding?
Gemma 1.1 7b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 7b IT and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 7b IT has 19 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.