Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 32.6 to 12.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 29.0 |
| Released | — | 2025-10-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 118K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.017 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.11 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 2.8% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 20.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1135 | — |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 28.3% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 39.5% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | — |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | — | 84.9% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Granite 4.0 Micro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | — |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.0 Micro leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Granite 4.0 Micro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | — |
| WildBench | — | 67% |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Granite 4.0 Micro?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Granite 4.0 Micro share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 Micro has 8.