Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen1.5-7B
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-7B 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 29.6.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen1.5-7B: 32.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1107 |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen1.5-7B: 20.4 (#240)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1065 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen1.5-7B: 31.4 (#224)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1080 |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.7 (#243)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1055 |
| MMLU | — | 62.6% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen1.5-7B: 28.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1006 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen1.5-7B: 54.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1058 |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1090 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen1.5-7B: 29.6 (#293)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1083 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1062 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen1.5-7B?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (32.3 vs 32.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen1.5-7B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.