Model comparison
Gemma 2B vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
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GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 29.4.
- Gemma 2B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 23 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 2B: 29.4 (#305), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 2B: 18.8 (#275), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 94.2 | — |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 30.0 (#239), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | — |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| MMLU | 42.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 23.0 (#294), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 48.5 (#302), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 970 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#291), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 24.0 (#308), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 987 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2B better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2B or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.