Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3.5 Plus
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5 Plus leads 49.6 to 32.6.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 42.9 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.40 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 621.92 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 0.54 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen3.5 Plus: 32.8 (#74)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 22% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 17% |
| DTBench | — | 80.5% |
| LMCA | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 146.78 |
Math Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen3.5 Plus: 49.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1135 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 21% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 2.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen3.5 Plus: 46.0 (#83)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 25.4% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 10.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | — |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | — |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Plus leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen3.5 Plus: 43.0 (#113)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 19.8% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 12.4% |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen3.5 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3.5 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen3.5 Plus?
Qwen3.5 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3.5 Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Plus has 15.