Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Yi-34B
Yi-34B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 22 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 4 categories and Yi-34B in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Yi-34B leads 21.6 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 21% for Gemma 2 9B and 5.1% for Yi-34B.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | 01.AI | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 27.8 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Yi-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Reasoning Yi-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1104 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | 117.39 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Yi-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | 5.1% |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | 76% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 14.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1061 |
| MMLU | 72.1% | 76.3% |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1176 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1081 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1070 |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1091 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1094 |
Writing & Preference Yi-34B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1113 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Yi-34B?
Yi-34B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.8 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Yi-34B better for coding?
Yi-34B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Yi-34B share?
22 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.