Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5 Pro in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5 Pro leads 56.2 to 9.7.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | |
| Noometry Index | 25.7 | 46.2 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-10-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 400K |
| Max output | — | 272K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $120 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5 Pro leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.0 (#299), GPT-5 Pro: 43.4 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | — | 60.4% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1174 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.31 |
Reasoning GPT-5 Pro leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.3 (#306), GPT-5 Pro: 39.2 (#52)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.78 | 150.26 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 18.3% |
| SimpleBench | — | 61.6% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 76.8% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 70.2% |
| EnigmaEval | — | 18.8% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1172 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math GPT-5 Pro leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.3 (#312), GPT-5 Pro: 48.0 (#53)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 55.8% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 19.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 14.6% |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5 Pro leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#300), GPT-5 Pro: 56.2 (#39)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | — | 31.6% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.8 (#233), GPT-5 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | — |
| LMArena French | 1189 | — |
| LMArena German | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 57.8 (#264), GPT-5 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#228), GPT-5 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 32.3 (#276), GPT-5 Pro: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | GPT-5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than GPT-5 Pro?
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or GPT-5 Pro better for coding?
GPT-5 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and GPT-5 Pro share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5 Pro has 12.