Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Gemma 3n E4b IT
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 3n E4b IT in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 33.6 to 9.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 25.7 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-05-20 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.0 (#299), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 36.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1174 | 1269 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.3 (#306), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.2 (#239)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1172 | 1284 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 31.5% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.78 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.3 (#312), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 32.5 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1251 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#300), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 33.6 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1245 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.8 (#233), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.5 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1285 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1310 |
| LMArena French | 1189 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1312 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1274 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1259 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1288 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1305 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.8 (#264), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.3 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1255 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#228), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1277 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.3 (#276), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.3 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1306 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1287 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1276 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Gemma 3n E4b IT?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.7 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Gemma 3n E4b IT better for coding?
Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Gemma 3n E4b IT share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18.