# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Gemma 1.1 2b IT

> DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-gemma-1-1-2b-it
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 1.1 2b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 50.0 to 25.3.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Google |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 28.8 |
| Rank | 197 | 313 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 29.6 (#294)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1034 |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | 17.7% |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | 23.3% |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 18.2 (#268)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1005 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 28.3 (#230)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1047 |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 26.0 (#255)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 970 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 24.7 (#284)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 988 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1011 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 944 |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | 899 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 990 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 50.1 (#294)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 992 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 30.5 (#281)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1003 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Gemma 1.1 2b IT: 25.3 (#301)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Gemma 1.1 2b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1022 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 998 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 958 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Gemma 1.1 2b IT?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Gemma 1.1 2b IT better for coding?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.3 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Gemma 1.1 2b IT share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 1.1 2b IT has 16.