Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen Plus
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen Plus in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 32.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 21% for Gemma 2 9B and 65.3% for Qwen Plus.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1328 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | 65.3% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1328 |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | — |
| LMArena German | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | — |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1303 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1336 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Qwen Plus share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.