# Gemma 2B vs Yi-34B

> Gemma 2B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2b-vs-yi-34b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 15

## Summary

- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2B scores higher in 1 category and Yi-34B in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-34B leads 34.3 to 24.1.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 29.1 | 27.4 |
| Rank | 305 | 325 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 2B: 28.9 (#300)
- Yi-34B: 31.8 (#269)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1010 | 1112 |
| HumanEval+ | 20.7% | — |
| MBPP+ | 34.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 2B: 17.9 (#275)
- Yi-34B: 20.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 989 | 1104 |
| BIG-Bench Hard | 35.2% | 71.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 93.57 | 117.28 |
| HellaSwag | 71.4% | — |
| PIQA | 77.3% | — |
| WinoGrande | 65.4% | — |

## Math

- Gemma 2B: 27.6 (#237)
- Yi-34B: 19.8 (#277)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1009 | 1114 |
| GSM8K | 17.7% | 76% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 5.1% |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 2B: —
- Yi-34B: 7.5 (#304)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 42.3% | 76.3% |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 14.7% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1061 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 42.1% | — |
| BoolQ | 69.4% | — |
| TriviaQA | 53.2% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 2B: 23.1 (#289)
- Yi-34B: 29.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 958 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 986 | 1175 |
| LMArena Russian | 937 | 1050 |
| LMArena French | — | 1080 |
| LMArena German | — | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 959 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1070 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 2B: 48.8 (#297)
- Yi-34B: 56.4 (#269)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 971 | 1091 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 2B: 29.9 (#286)
- Yi-34B: 33.2 (#259)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 981 | 1094 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 2B: 24.1 (#303)
- Yi-34B: 34.3 (#268)

| Benchmark | Gemma 2B | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1002 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 986 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 945 | 1113 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 2B better than Yi-34B?

Gemma 2B is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.1 to 27.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemma 2B or Yi-34B better for coding?

Yi-34B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.8 versus 28.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 2B and Yi-34B share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2B has 23 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.