Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Gemma 2 9B
Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 5 categories and Gemma 2 9B in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemini 1.0 Pro leads 15.5 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 21% for Gemma 2 9B.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 25.7 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2024-06-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 35 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Gemma 2 9B: 29.0 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1174 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 34.7% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 22.5% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Gemma 2 9B: 15.3 (#306)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1172 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | 119.78 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 15.2% |
| DTBench | 45.9% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 36.4% |
| LiveBench | — | 28.7% |
| PIQA | — | 83.7% |
Math Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Gemma 2 9B: 9.3 (#312)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1183 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 21% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 19.8% |
| GSM8K | — | 84.9% |
Knowledge Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#300)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 27.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1147 |
| MMLU | 70% | 72.1% |
| BoolQ | — | 85.7% |
Multilingual Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Gemma 2 9B: 36.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1188 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1185 |
| LMArena French | 1144 | 1189 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1186 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1144 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1200 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | 1200 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1137 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Gemma 2 9B: 57.8 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1178 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 52.6% |
Long Context Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1197 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 1.0 Pro leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Gemma 2 9B: 32.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Gemma 2 9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1207 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | 1206 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1193 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 841 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 25.5% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Gemma 2 9B?
Gemini 1.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Gemma 2 9B better for coding?
Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.6 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Gemma 2 9B share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 9B has 35.