Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen Plus
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Plus in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 36.5.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1328 |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1303 |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen Plus share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.