Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Magistral Small
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
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- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 21.4 to 6.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 30.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Small leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Magistral Small: 38.4 (#176)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Magistral Small: 6.8 (#350)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Magistral Small: 26.2 (#261)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
| LMArena Math | 1135 | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#223)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Magistral Small?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Magistral Small better for coding?
Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.4 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Magistral Small share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.