# Gemma 2B vs Qwen1.5-7B

> Qwen1.5-7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-qwen1-5-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 12

## Summary

- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen1.5-7B in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen1.5-7B leads 29.8 to 24.1.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 30.8 |
| Rank | 305 | 270 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 2B: 28.9 (#300)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | 1107 |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 2B: 17.9 (#275)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | 1066 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 93.57 | — |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |

## Math

- Gemma 2B: 27.6 (#237)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | 1080 |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 2B: —
- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 42.3% | 62.6% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1055 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 2B: 23.1 (#289)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | 1058 |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | 1140 |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | 1006 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 2B: 48.8 (#297)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 971 | 1058 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#286)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | 1090 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 2B: 24.1 (#303)
- Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Qwen1.5-7B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | 1084 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 986 | 1035 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | 1061 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 2B better than Qwen1.5-7B?

Qwen1.5-7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.8 to 29.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 2B or Qwen1.5-7B better for coding?

Qwen1.5-7B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.6 versus 28.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and Qwen1.5-7B share?

12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-7B has 13.