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Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Qwen2 7B Instruct

Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched at -5.4 and -4.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -5.4 and -4.5.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemini 1.0 Pro wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemini 1.0 Pro

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 3 exact shared results

Choose Qwen2 7B Instruct

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemini 1.0 Pro
Google
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-5.4
#356
-4.5
#347
Reasoning
-8.0
#355
-4.2
#340
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 3
1 of 3
Input price
$0.50 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.50 / M
— / M
Context window
32,760
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Math
-1.7#305
-1.5#303
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Gemini 1.0 Pro · 14 for Qwen2 7B Instruct

3 shared

Gemini 1.0 Pro outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU), while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Gemini 1.0 Pro shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.0 Pro specifies input context (32,760 tokens). Only Gemini 1.0 Pro specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.0 Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Qwen2 7B Instruct is 5 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.6 years ago

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.1 years ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.0 Pro
✓ Preferred
Qwen2 7B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemini 1.0 Pro or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -5.4 and -4.5. Gemini 1.0 Pro is made by Google and Qwen2 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemini 1.0 Pro compare to Qwen2 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.0 Pro scores FLEURS: 93.6%, BIG-Bench: 75.0%, MMLU: 71.8%, WMT23: 71.7%, EgoSchema: 55.7%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Gemini 1.0 Pro supports 33K tokens and Qwen2 7B Instruct 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 Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-5.4 vs -4.5), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Gemini 1.0 Pro is developed by Google and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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