Model comparison

Dolly 2.0-12b vs Gemma 2 2b IT

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Dolly 2.0-12b Databricks

25.5

Rank #342 Confirmed

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 36.5 to 15.2.

Side by side

Dolly 2.0-12b and Gemma 2 2b IT specifications
Dolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
ProviderDatabricksGoogle
Noometry Index25.533.1
Released2023-04-11—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1717

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Category by category

Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Coding7761112

Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts8041113
Epoch Capabilities Index89.67—
HellaSwag70.8%—
PIQA75.4%—
WinoGrande61.8%—

Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Math8711135

Knowledge Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Expert—1096
ARC (AI2) Challenge39.6%—
BoolQ56.3%—
MMLU26.2%—
OpenBookQA39.2%—

Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Non-English8361121
LMArena Chinese8361132
LMArena French—1157
LMArena German—1114
LMArena Japanese—1083
LMArena Korean—1055
LMArena Russian—1118
LMArena Spanish—1140

Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following8141118

Long Context Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query—1130

Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Text8511156
LMArena Creative Writing8641147
LMArena Multi-Turn7401118

Frequently asked questions

Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Gemma 2 2b IT?

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.1 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?

Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.3 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Gemma 2 2b IT share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.

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