Google, unknown

# Palm 2

> Palm 2 by Google. Ranked #298 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 30.0. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/palm-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Palm 2 Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026) | Noometry

Palm 2 by Google ranks 298th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.0. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 231st.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #298 of 354
- **Index score:** 30.0
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 10 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/google.svg) Google](https://noometry.com/providers/google)
- **Released:** Unknown
- **Weights:** Unknown
- **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.

Palm 2 category scores

1.  Coding 29.0
2.  Reasoning 19.1
3.  Math 30.8
4.  Multilingual 20.9
5.  Instruction Following 51.0
6.  Long Context 30.8
7.  Writing & Preference 25.6
8.  0204060

Palm 2 category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 29.0 | #311 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.1 | #271 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 30.8 | #231 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 20.9 | #295 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.0 | #296 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 30.8 | #285 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 25.6 | #304 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

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

### Strongest categories

Palm 2: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 30.8 | −5.8 | #231 of 327, top 71% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 19.1 | −4.5 | #271 of 350, top 78% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 29.0 | −9.7 | #311 of 340, top 92% |

### Weakest categories

Palm 2: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 20.9 | −26.5 | #295 of 297, top 100% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 25.6 | −28.2 | #304 of 312, top 98% |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 51.0 | −20.2 | #296 of 305, top 98% |

## Closest competitors

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

Models ranked closest to Palm 2
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amazon Nova Micro](https://noometry.com/models/amazon-nova-micro) | #294 | 30.4 | $0.0613 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/amazon-nova-micro-vs-palm-2) |
| [Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/olmo-7b-instruct) | #295 | 30.3 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-7b-instruct-vs-palm-2) |
| [Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/models/magistral-small) | #296 | 30.2 | $0.75 | 0 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-palm-2) |
| [Qwen2.5 32B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-32b-instruct) | #297 | 30.1 | $1.22 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct) |
| [Gemma 7B](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-7b) | #299 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-7b-vs-palm-2) |
| [Qwen2-72B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-72b) | #300 | 30.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-72b) |
| [Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-1-5-flash-8b) | #301 | 29.9 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-8b-vs-palm-2) |
| [Qwen2.5-VL 72B Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) | #302 | 29.9 | $4.20 | 43 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-5-vl-72b-instruct) |

Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. [Advertise on Noometry](https://noometry.com/advertise)

## 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

Palm 2 Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 994 | #292 of 294, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Palm 2 Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1005 | #292 of 297, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Palm 2 Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1049 | #277 of 285, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Palm 2 Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 916 | #295 of 297, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 887 | #284 of 285, top 100% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Palm 2 Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1010 | #291 of 298, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Palm 2 Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1010 | #285 of 291, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Palm 2 Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1027 | #292 of 297, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 991 | #290 of 295, top 99% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 994 | #288 of 295, top 98% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Palm 2

-   [Palm 2 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct)
-   [Palm 2 vs Gemma 7B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-7b-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Magistral Small](https://noometry.com/compare/magistral-small-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Qwen2-72B](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen2-72b)
-   [Palm 2 vs Olmo 7b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/olmo-7b-instruct-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-5-flash-8b-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/palm-2-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Palm 2 vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-palm-2)
-   [Palm 2 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-palm-2)

## Other Google models

-   [Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-8-flash)61.8
-   [Gemini 3.7 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-7-flash)59.8
-   [Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-1-pro-preview)56.7
-   [Gemini 4 Argon](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-4-argon)56.5
-   [Gemini 3 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-pro)54.8
-   [Gemini 3.5 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-5-flash)54.2
-   [Gemini 3.6 Flash](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-6-flash)54.1
-   [Gemini 3 Flash Preview](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-3-flash-preview)52.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Palm 2?

Palm 2 by Google ranks 298th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 30.0. Its strongest category is math, where it ranks 231st.

### Is Palm 2 open source?

Google has not published downloadable weights for Palm 2 that we can confirm.

### What are Palm 2's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Palm 2 places best in math, reasoning, coding and lowest in multilingual, writing & preference, instruction following.

### What is Palm 2 best at?

Its best category is math, where it ranks 231st on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Palm 2 benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/palm-2

Quote Noometry with a link back to this page. It is also available in [Markdown](https://noometry.com/md/models/palm-2.md).