# Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Llama 2-70B

> Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 24.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-llama-2-70b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 22

## Summary

- They share 22 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 2-70B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 1.0 Pro leads 15.5 to 7.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 3.3% for Llama 2-70B.
- Llama 2-70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 24.1 |
| Rank | 327 | 343 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270)
- Llama 2-70B: 30.8 (#281)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1079 |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292)
- Llama 2-70B: 13.7 (#324)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1073 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 41.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | 113.59 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 64.9% |
| CommonsenseQA 2.0 | — | 50% |
| ForecastBench | — | 51.4 |
| HellaSwag | — | 85.3% |
| LAMBADA | — | 78.9% |
| PIQA | — | 82.8% |
| WinoGrande | — | 80.2% |

## Math

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315)
- Llama 2-70B: 7.5 (#320)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 0% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1091 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 3.3% |
| GSM8K | — | 69.6% |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286)
- Llama 2-70B: 7.4 (#305)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 26.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1039 |
| MMLU | 70% | 69.9% |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | — | 78.3% |
| BoolQ | — | 88.6% |
| OpenBookQA | — | 60.2% |
| TriviaQA | — | 87.6% |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247)
- Llama 2-70B: 27.9 (#269)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1045 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 994 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | 1089 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1041 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 927 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1083 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | 1142 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 964 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262)
- Llama 2-70B: 55.1 (#273)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1071 |

## Long Context

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244)
- Llama 2-70B: 32.2 (#265)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1062 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259)
- Llama 2-70B: 32.5 (#274)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Llama 2-70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1115 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1075 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1088 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Llama 2-70B?

Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 24.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Llama 2-70B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (31.6 vs 30.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Llama 2-70B share?

22 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Llama 2-70B has 35.