Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads 48.4 to 36.5.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 37.6 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-18 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.9 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1272 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.7% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 48.2% |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 25.0 (#152)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1266 |
Math Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 35.5 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1271 |
Knowledge Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 34.1 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1242 |
Multilingual Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 40.5 (#217)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1245 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1263 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1227 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 65.9 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1252 |
Long Context Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#215)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1238 |
Writing & Preference Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct: 48.4 (#203)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1283 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1269 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1275 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.6 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct better for coding?
Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.9 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70b 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 70b Instruct has 14.