Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Mistral Small 3.1
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 3 categories and Mistral Small 3.1 in 5 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 30.1 to 13.7.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 31.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-17 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 102K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.35 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.56 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Mistral Small 3.1: 37.7 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 1309 |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Mistral Small 3.1: 18.9 (#249)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1278 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 127.48 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Mistral Small 3.1: 13.7 (#295)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1261 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 3.9% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 24.8% |
Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Mistral Small 3.1: 22.6 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | 1258 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.9% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 61% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 39.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Mistral Small 3.1: 32.6 (#93)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1136 |
Multilingual Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Mistral Small 3.1: 41.4 (#204)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1156 | 1270 |
| LMArena German | 1114 | 1266 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | 1210 |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | 1263 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | 1283 |
Instruction Following Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Mistral Small 3.1: 63.8 (#225)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1264 |
| IFEval | — | 75% |
Long Context Mistral Small 3.1 leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Mistral Small 3.1: 39.5 (#172)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1300 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Mistral Small 3.1: 37.2 (#254)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Mistral Small 3.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1278 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 1253 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 1270 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 761 |
| WildBench | — | 78.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Mistral Small 3.1?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Mistral Small 3.1 better for coding?
Mistral Small 3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.7 versus 31.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Mistral Small 3.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Mistral Small 3.1 has 28.