Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Alibaba (Qwen)

43.2

Rank #95 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads 60.2 to 36.5.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B specifications
Gemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
ProviderGoogleAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index33.143.2
Released—2025-04
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—131K
Max output—33K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.70
Output $ / M tokens—$2.80
Results tracked1718

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 42.4 (#100)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Coding11121439

Reasoning Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 29.3 (#92)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Hard Prompts11131428

Math Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.0 (#118)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Math11351426

Knowledge Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 40.3 (#121)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Expert10961442

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 39.8 (#55)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Vision—1247

Multilingual Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 51.9 (#97)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Non-English11211405
LMArena Chinese11321463
LMArena French11571452
LMArena German11141424
LMArena Japanese10831385
LMArena Korean10551394
LMArena Russian11181408
LMArena Spanish11401428

Instruction Following Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 74.2 (#101)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Instruction Following11181406

Long Context Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 43.4 (#98)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Longer Query11301420

Writing & Preference Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: 60.2 (#99)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 2 2b ITQwen3-VL 235B-A22B
LMArena Text11561420
LMArena Creative Writing11471366
LMArena Multi-Turn11181428

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B better for coding?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B has 18.

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