Model comparison
Gemma 2 2b IT vs Palm 2
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 32.5 to 21.1.
- Gemma 2 2b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 29.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1112 | 995 |
Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1005 |
Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1135 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1096 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1121 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1132 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1156 | — |
| LMArena German | 1114 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1083 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1055 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1118 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1140 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1118 | 1010 |
Long Context Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1130 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 2 2b IT leads
Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 2b IT | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1156 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1147 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1118 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 2b IT better than Palm 2?
Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 2b IT or Palm 2 better for coding?
Gemma 2 2b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 31.8 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 2b IT and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 2b IT has 17 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.