Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Yi-1.5-34B
Yi-1.5-34B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.6 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 2 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Yi-1.5-34B leads 27.5 to 9.9.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | 01.AI | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 30.6 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | 33.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1169 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | 43.8% |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
Reasoning Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Yi-1.5-34B: 22.5 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1160 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Yi-1.5-34B: 27.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | 25.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#295)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 32% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1144 |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.3 (#256)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1156 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1121 |
Instruction Following Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.2 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1139 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1143 |
Writing & Preference Yi-1.5-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1153 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Yi-1.5-34B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.6 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Yi-1.5-34B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.4 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Yi-1.5-34B share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.