Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads 43.4 to 36.5.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
ProviderGoogleNVIDIA
Noometry Index33.135.9
Released——
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1712

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Category by category

Coding Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.6 (#222)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Coding11121223

Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 23.5 (#177)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts11131203

Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 34.6 (#193)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Math11351230

Knowledge Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.9 (#218)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Expert10961167

Multilingual Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.1 (#241)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Non-English11211181
LMArena Chinese11321180
LMArena Russian11181187
LMArena French1157—
LMArena German1114—
LMArena Japanese1083—
LMArena Korean1055—
LMArena Spanish1140—

Instruction Following Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 62.9 (#233)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following11181201

Long Context Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#230)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query11301205

Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.4 (#229)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITLlama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
LMArena Text11561228
LMArena Creative Writing11471213
LMArena Multi-Turn11181227

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better for coding?

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.6 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12.

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