Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Ministral 8B
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 3 categories and Ministral 8B in 5 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 29.9 to 12.6.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 28.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Ministral 8B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1202 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1191 |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1170 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multilingual Ministral 8B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1195 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Ministral 8B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1161 |
Long Context Ministral 8B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Ministral 8B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Ministral 8B?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Ministral 8B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.0 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Ministral 8B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.