Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 36.5 to 27.1.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderGoogleMicrosoft
Noometry Index33.129.7
Released—2024-04-23
WeightsOpenOpen
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Results tracked1719

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Category by category

Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Coding11121039
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%

Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts11131028

Math Too close to call

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math11351089

Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert1096984

Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English11211000
LMArena Chinese11321016
LMArena French11571039
LMArena German11141006
LMArena Japanese1083899
LMArena Korean1055856
LMArena Russian11181004
LMArena Spanish11401059

Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following11181023

Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1130996

Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text11561050
LMArena Creative Writing11471024
LMArena Multi-Turn1118989

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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