Model comparison
Gemma 2B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 36.3 to 29.4.
Side by side
| Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 29.6 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2024-02-21 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 23 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Gemma 2B: 29.4 (#305), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads
Gemma 2B: 18.8 (#275), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | — |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2B: —, Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| MMLU | 42.3% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 23.0 (#294), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 48.5 (#302), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 970 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#291), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2B: 24.0 (#308), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 987 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.3 to 29.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.3 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.