Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen2-72B
Qwen2-72B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2-72B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen2-72B leads 30.2 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 19.9% for Gemma 3 1B and 40.8% for Qwen2-72B.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-06-07 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 26 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1196 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |
Reasoning Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.28 |
Math Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.1% |
Knowledge Qwen2-72B leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | 40.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1171 |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1240 |
| LMArena French | — | 1170 |
| LMArena German | — | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1111 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1169 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1181 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1192 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Qwen2-72B?
Qwen2-72B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Qwen2-72B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.