Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 2 categories and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 4 31B IT leads 27.2 to 22.4.
- Gemma 4 31B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 43.4% | 42.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 1.4% | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 43.2 (#81), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena French | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.