Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 8 categories and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 21.4 to 14.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 29.3 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1101 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 20.3% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 14.8 (#323)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1100 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.9% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 30.3% |
| Adversarial NLI | — | 58.1% |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 79.1% |
| HellaSwag | — | 77% |
| LiveBench | — | 24% |
| WinoGrande | — | 81.5% |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 27.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1151 |
| LiveBench Math | — | 17.6% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 29.1 (#240)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1067 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 90.7% |
| MMLU | — | 75.7% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 88% |
| TriviaQA | — | 58.1% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 28.5 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1061 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | 1135 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1080 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 966 |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | 894 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1111 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1111 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 51.9 (#292)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1087 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 47.2% |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 33.0 (#267)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1088 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct: 31.1 (#284)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1110 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1068 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 12.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 29.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 27.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Small 8k Instruct has 32.