Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs GPT-4.1 nano
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 5 categories and GPT-4.1 nano in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 21.4 to 8.5.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 27.9 |
| Released | — | 2025-04-14 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.05M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 38 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), GPT-4.1 nano: 24.1 (#330)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1306 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 8.9% |
| SciCode | — | 25.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 19% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, GPT-4.1 nano: 26.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 33% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), GPT-4.1 nano: 8.5 (#349)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1286 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 33.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 0% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 52.5% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 129.62 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), GPT-4.1 nano: 26.9 (#252)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1274 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 28.9% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 36.7% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 70% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), GPT-4.1 nano: 21.8 (#273)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1272 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 6% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 55% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 50.7% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, GPT-4.1 nano: 29.2 (#113)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1063 |
Multilingual GPT-4.1 nano leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), GPT-4.1 nano: 41.6 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1260 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1270 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1288 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1198 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-4.1 nano leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), GPT-4.1 nano: 67.8 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1267 |
| IFEval | — | 84.3% |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), GPT-4.1 nano: 23.7 (#296)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1283 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 25% |
Writing & Preference GPT-4.1 nano leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), GPT-4.1 nano: 40.5 (#243)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | GPT-4.1 nano |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1285 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1260 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 946 |
| WildBench | — | 81.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than GPT-4.1 nano?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or GPT-4.1 nano better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 24.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and GPT-4.1 nano share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and GPT-4.1 nano has 38.