Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Grok 4.7

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Grok 4.7 xAI

53.1

Rank #37 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.7 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.7 leads 70.0 to 36.5.
  • Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Grok 4.7 specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index33.153.1
Released—2026-09-21
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—500K
Max output—500K
Input $ / M tokens—$2
Output $ / M tokens—$6
Results tracked1739

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Grok 4.7: 58.0 (#18)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Coding11121427
FrontierCode—47.6%
CursorBench—46.3%
LMArena WebDev—1639
FrontierSWE—29.5%
SciCode—57.8%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Grok 4.7: 36.7 (#37)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
APEX-Agents—54.6%
GDP.pdf—22.8%
Vending-Bench 2—10,537

Reasoning Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Grok 4.7: 49.1 (#40)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Hard Prompts11131413
NYT Connections (extended)—76.8%
CritPt—18%
Chess Puzzles—38%
Mystery Game Puzzles—29%
DTBench—96%
LMCA—49.4%
Epoch Capabilities Index—153.53

Math Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Grok 4.7: 57.8 (#39)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Math11351407
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—53%
FrontierMath Tier 4—17.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—98.1%
ProofBench—34%

Knowledge Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Grok 4.7: 62.8 (#22)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Expert10961422
GPQA Diamond—92.7%
SimpleQA Verified—56%

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Grok 4.7: 35.5 (#87)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Vision—1228
Blueprint-Bench 2—32.5%
Furniture Assembly—20.8%

Multilingual Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Grok 4.7: 50.8 (#116)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Non-English11211389
LMArena Chinese11321455
LMArena French11571455
LMArena Russian11181397
LMArena Spanish11401400
LMArena German1114—
LMArena Japanese1083—
LMArena Korean1055—

Instruction Following Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Grok 4.7: 74.1 (#105)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Instruction Following11181404

Long Context Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Grok 4.7: 43.1 (#104)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Longer Query11301413

Writing & Preference Grok 4.7 leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Grok 4.7: 70.0 (#24)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITGrok 4.7
LMArena Text11561399
LMArena Creative Writing11471391
LMArena Multi-Turn11181393
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—2007

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Grok 4.7 better for coding?

Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 58.0 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Grok 4.7 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 39.

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