Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3 32B
Qwen3 32B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 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 1 category and Qwen3 32B in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3 32B leads 52.9 to 36.5.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 39.2 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.70 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.80 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen3 32B: 37.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1358 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 40% |
| SciCode | — | 35.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Qwen3 32B: 32.6 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 48.7% |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen3 32B: 20.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1334 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 54.9% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 67.5% |
| LMCA | — | 17.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 138.51 |
Math Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen3 32B: 39.7 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1399 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 66.9% |
Knowledge Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen3 32B: 40.0 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1362 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 65.7% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.9% |
Multilingual Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen3 32B: 45.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1317 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1357 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1341 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1311 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen3 32B: 68.9 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1305 |
Long Context Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen3 32B: 43.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1327 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 74.2% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 32B leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen3 32B: 52.9 (#163)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1297 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1331 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen3 32B?
Qwen3 32B is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen3 32B better for coding?
Qwen3 32B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3 32B share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 32B has 26.