Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Gemma 2 2b IT and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.1 vs 33.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
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GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 40.8 to 32.3.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 33.1 | 33.4 |
| Released | — | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#273), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 21.4 (#224), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.6 (#212), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.9 (#231), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.3 (#257), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | — |
| LMArena French | 1157 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 57.8 (#263), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.3 (#250), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.5 (#263), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Gemma 2 2b IT and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.1 vs 33.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.