Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 33.1 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 Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3 Max leads 62.4 to 36.5.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 43.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1157 | 1449 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1462 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1419 |
Long Context Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3 Max share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.