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# Gemma 2 2b IT

> Gemma 2 2b IT by Google. Ranked #248 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 33.1. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/gemma-2-2b-it
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Gemma 2 2b IT Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Gemma 2 2b IT by Google ranks 248th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.1. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 212th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #248 of 354
- **Index score:** 33.1
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 17 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Gemma 2 2b IT category scores

1.  Coding 32.3
2.  Reasoning 21.4
3.  Math 32.6
4.  Knowledge 29.9
5.  Multilingual 32.3
6.  Instruction Following 57.8
7.  Long Context 34.3
8.  Writing & Preference 36.5
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Gemma 2 2b IT category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 32.3 | #273 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 21.4 | #224 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 32.6 | #212 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.9 | #231 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 32.3 | #257 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 57.8 | #263 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 34.3 | #250 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 36.5 | #263 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Gemma 2 2b IT places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Gemma 2 2b IT: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 21.4 | −2.2 | #224 of 350, top 64% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 32.6 | −4.0 | #212 of 327, top 65% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 29.9 | −7.5 | #231 of 314, top 74% |

### Weakest categories

Gemma 2 2b IT: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 32.3 | −15.1 | #257 of 297, top 87% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 57.8 | −13.4 | #263 of 305, top 87% |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 34.3 | −6.7 | #250 of 296, top 85% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Gemma 2 2b IT. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Gemma 2 2b IT
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nova 2.0 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/nova-2-0-pro-preview) | #244 | 33.4 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-nova-2-0-pro-preview) |
| [Qwen2.5-Coder-32B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-coder-32b) | #245 | 33.4 | $0.74 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-qwen2-5-coder-32b) |
| [Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash) | #246 | 33.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-vs-gemma-2-2b-it) |
| [Granite 3.1 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/granite-3-1-2b-instruct) | #247 | 33.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-granite-3-1-2b-instruct) |
| [Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/models/wizardlm-70b) | #249 | 33.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-wizardlm-70b) |
| [Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) | #250 | 33.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct) |
| [Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B](https://noometry.com/models/tulu-3-70b) | #251 | 33.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-tulu-3-70b) |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b) | #252 | 32.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b-vs-gemma-2-2b-it) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Gemma 2 2b IT Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1112 | #265 of 294, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Gemma 2 2b IT Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1113 | #264 of 297, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Gemma 2 2b IT Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1135 | #257 of 285, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Gemma 2 2b IT Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1096 | #250 of 273, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Gemma 2 2b IT Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1121 | #257 of 297, top 87% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1132 | #251 of 285, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1157 | #205 of 223, top 92% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1114 | #207 of 231, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1083 | #187 of 211, top 89% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1055 | #192 of 213, top 91% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1118 | #254 of 283, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1140 | #209 of 226, top 93% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Gemma 2 2b IT Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1118 | #260 of 298, top 88% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Gemma 2 2b IT Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1130 | #259 of 291, top 90% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Gemma 2 2b IT Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1156 | #257 of 297, top 87% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1147 | #253 of 295, top 86% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1118 | #258 of 295, top 88% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Gemma 2 2b IT

-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-granite-3-1-2b-instruct)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Wizardlm 70b](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-wizardlm-70b)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Gemini 1.5 Flash (May 2024)](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-vs-gemma-2-2b-it)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Phi 3 Medium 4k Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-phi-3-medium-4k-instruct)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen2.5-Coder-32B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-qwen2-5-coder-32b)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-tulu-3-70b)
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-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-grok-4-6)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-glm-5-3)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-2-2b-it-vs-muse-spark-1-3)
-   [Gemma 2 2b IT vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-gemma-2-2b-it)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Gemma 2 2b IT?

Gemma 2 2b IT by Google ranks 248th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.1. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 212th.

### Is Gemma 2 2b IT open source?

Yes. Gemma 2 2b IT's weights are downloadable; check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Gemma 2 2b IT's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Gemma 2 2b IT places best in reasoning, math, knowledge and lowest in multilingual, instruction following, long context.

### What is Gemma 2 2b IT best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 212th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

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