# Gemini 2.0 Pro vs Qwen2-72B

> Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-2-0-pro-vs-qwen2-72b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Qwen2-72B in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 2.0 Pro leads 36.5 to 21.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 83.5% for Gemini 2.0 Pro and 39.1% for Qwen2-72B.
- Qwen2-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.1 | 30.0 |
| Rank | 173 | 300 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 37.8 (#187)
- Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 35.6% | — |
| WeirdML | — | 11.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 38.5% |
| LiveBench Coding | 63.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1196 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 54% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: —
- Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| TheAgentCompany | — | 1.1% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 29.9% |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 22.3 (#198)
- Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.06 | 125.28 |
| EnigmaEval | 0.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 60.1% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1191 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 68% | — |
| LiveBench | 65.1% | — |

## Math

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 39.7 (#100)
- Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| MATH Level 5 | 83.5% | 39.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 71% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1235 |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#167)
- Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 65.7% | 40.8% |
| Confabulations | 18.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1171 |
| MMLU | — | 82.4% |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: —
- Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | 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

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 75.5 (#59)
- Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 83.4% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1181 |

## Long Context

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 29.2 (#292)
- Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 41.7% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1192 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 2.0 Pro: 52.7 (#165)
- Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)

| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Pro | Qwen2-72B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1203 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1181 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1196 |
| LiveBench Language | 44.9% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 2.0 Pro better than Qwen2-72B?

Gemini 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 2.0 Pro or Qwen2-72B better for coding?

Gemini 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Pro and Qwen2-72B share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.