Model comparison
DBRX vs Gemma 2 9B
DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
GoogleSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 2 9B in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where DBRX leads 24.3 to 9.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 21% for Gemma 2 9B.
Side by side
| DBRX | Gemma 2 9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 25.9 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding DBRX leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1173 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 34.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 22.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning DBRX leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1171 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 36.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 119.83 |
| LiveBench | — | 28.7% |
| PIQA | — | 83.7% |
Math DBRX leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1183 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 21% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 0.6% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 19.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.9% |
Knowledge DBRX leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 27.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1147 |
| BoolQ | — | 85.7% |
| MMLU | — | 72.1% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1188 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1185 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1190 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1186 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1144 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1137 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1200 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1200 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1178 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 52.6% |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1197 |
Writing & Preference DBRX leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1207 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1206 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1193 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 841 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 25.5% |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Gemma 2 9B?
DBRX is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.4 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Gemma 2 9B better for coding?
DBRX scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Gemma 2 9B share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 9B has 35.