Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Gemma 2B
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 7 categories and Gemma 2B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 36.5 to 24.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 29.6 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-21 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Gemma 2B: 29.4 (#305)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1010 |
| HumanEval+ | — | 20.7% |
| MBPP+ | — | 34.1% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Gemma 2B: 18.8 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 989 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 35.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 94.2 |
| HellaSwag | — | 71.4% |
| PIQA | — | 77.3% |
| WinoGrande | — | 65.4% |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Gemma 2B: 30.0 (#239)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1009 |
| GSM8K | — | 17.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Gemma 2B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 42.1% |
| BoolQ | — | 69.4% |
| MMLU | — | 42.3% |
| TriviaQA | — | 53.2% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Gemma 2B: 23.0 (#294)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 958 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 986 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 937 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Gemma 2B: 48.5 (#302)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 970 |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 981 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Gemma 2B: 24.0 (#308)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Gemma 2B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1002 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 987 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 945 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Gemma 2B?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Gemma 2B better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Gemma 2B share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2B has 23.