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Model comparison

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 2 2b IT

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemini 3.7 Flash Google

59.8

Rank #14 Confirmed

Gemma 2 2b IT Google

33.1

Rank #248 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 2 2b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.7 Flash leads 70.0 to 21.4.
  • Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
ProviderGoogleGoogle
Noometry Index59.833.1
Released2026-08-13—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M—
Max output66K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.75—
Output $ / M tokens$3.75—
Results tracked4417

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Category by category

Coding Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 56.2 (#22), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Coding14971112
DeepSWE65.5%—
FrontierCode43.6%—
LMArena WebDev1592—
FrontierSWE20.3%—
SciCode59.8%—
ALE-Bench904.3—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 42.1 (#19), Gemma 2 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
APEX-Agents67.8%—
Remote Labor Index5%—
GDP.pdf23.8%—

Reasoning Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 70.0 (#15), Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Hard Prompts14941113
ARC-AGI-284.6%—
NYT Connections (extended)94%—
ARC-AGI-195.5%—
CritPt14.3%—
Chess Puzzles47%—
Mystery Game Puzzles37%—
DTBench96.8%—
LMCA50.4%—
Epoch Capabilities Index157.27—

Math Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.6 (#23), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Math15071135
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)71.6%—
FrontierMath Tier 436.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202597.2%—
ProofBench58%—

Knowledge Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 69.7 (#5), Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Expert15081096
GPQA Diamond94.8%—
SimpleQA Verified69.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 37.3 (#73), Gemma 2 2b IT: —

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Vision1316—
Furniture Assembly26.7%—

Multilingual Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 57.6 (#7), Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Non-English14841121
LMArena Chinese15481132
LMArena French15051157
LMArena German14981114
LMArena Japanese15121083
LMArena Korean14831055
LMArena Russian15161118
LMArena Spanish15031140

Instruction Following Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 77.7 (#15), Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Instruction Following14831118

Long Context Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 45.7 (#30), Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Longer Query14921130

Writing & Preference Gemini 3.7 Flash leads

Gemini 3.7 Flash: 71.2 (#20), Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263)

BenchmarkGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 2 2b IT
LMArena Text14861156
LMArena Creative Writing14901147
LMArena Multi-Turn14891118
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1723—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash better than Gemma 2 2b IT?

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 59.8 to 33.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash or Gemma 2 2b IT better for coding?

Gemini 3.7 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 56.2 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.7 Flash and Gemma 2 2b IT share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.7 Flash has 44 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 2 2b IT has 17.

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