Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 36.6.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 44.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1488 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1156 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.