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ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Gemma 2 9B

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -5.4.

Baidu · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -5.4, ranking #13 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 52.3 and ranks #13 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Gemma 2 9B

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Baidu
Gemma 2 9B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
52.3
#13
-5.4
#402
Reasoning
50.7
#12
-5.7
#394
Coding
37.9
#20
-11.1
#308
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$0.28 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.13 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
—

Individual benchmarks

13 reported for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview · 16 for Gemma 2 9B

No common benchmarks found

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Gemma 2 9Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

270.8B diff

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview has 270.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 9B, making it 2930.3% larger.

Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
280.0Bparameters
Google
Gemma 2 9B
9.2Bparameters
280.0B
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
9.2B
Gemma 2 9B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview specifies output context (1,048,576 tokens).

Baidu
ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output1,048,576 tokens
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 2 9B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview was released on 2026-11-11, while Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is 29 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

2.4yr newer
Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

2.4 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Gemma 2 9B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview
✓ Preferred
Gemma 2 9B
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FAQ

Common questions about ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview vs Gemma 2 9B.

Which is better, ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview or Gemma 2 9B?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview leads the LLM Stats Score 52.3 to -5.4. ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is made by Baidu and Gemma 2 9B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview compare to Gemma 2 9B in benchmarks?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview scores BrowseComp: 87.4%, DRACO: 84.9%, MCP Atlas: 84.6%, DeepSWE 1.1: 71.2%, OfficeQA Pro: 67.9%. Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%.

What are the context window sizes for ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Gemma 2 9B?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview supports 1.0M tokens and Gemma 2 9B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Gemma 2 9B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (52.3 vs -5.4), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview and Gemma 2 9B?

ERNIE 5.5 Flash Preview is developed by Baidu and Gemma 2 9B is developed by Google.

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