Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen Max in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Max leads 30.3 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 21% for Gemma 2 9B and 67.2% for Qwen Max.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1269 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | 67.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1248 |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1290 |
Instruction Following Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1262 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Qwen Max leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1277 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Qwen Max better for coding?
Qwen Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 30.7 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Qwen Max share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.