# Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Qwen2-72B

> Qwen2-72B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-qwen2-72b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 20

## Summary

- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 1 category and Qwen2-72B in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen2-72B leads 30.2 to 9.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 39.1% for Qwen2-72B.
- Qwen2-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 30.0 |
| Rank | 332 | 300 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275)
- Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1196 |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: —
- Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296)
- Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1191 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 125.28 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |

## Math

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321)
- Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1235 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 39.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291)
- Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 40.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1171 |
| MMLU | 70% | 82.4% |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252)
- Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1176 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1170 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1151 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1111 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1169 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1169 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1083 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267)
- Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1181 |

## Long Context

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249)
- Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1192 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264)
- Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1196 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Qwen2-72B?

Qwen2-72B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Qwen2-72B better for coding?

Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.2 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2-72B share?

20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.