Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Llama 3.2 90B
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 5 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 5 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.2 90B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.2 90B leads 21.7 to 9.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 21% for Gemma 2 9B and 39.4% for Llama 3.2 90B.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 25.7 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 29.0 (#299), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1174 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| BALROG | — | 27.3% |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 90B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.3 (#306), Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.78 | 125.5 |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1172 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Llama 3.2 90B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.3 (#312), Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 2.6% |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | 39.4% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 90B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#300), Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 41% |
| MMLU | 72.1% | 80.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1000 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.8 (#233), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | — |
| LMArena French | 1189 | — |
| LMArena German | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 57.8 (#264), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#228), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 32.3 (#276), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Llama 3.2 90B?
Llama 3.2 90B is the stronger model overall, scoring 27.1 to 25.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Llama 3.2 90B share?
5 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.