Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.8 to 9.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1396 |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | — |
| LMArena German | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1375 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.