Model Comparison

Gemma 2 9B vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

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

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MATH), while Gemini 1.0 Pro is better at 2 benchmarks (BIG-Bench, MMLU).

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

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerGoogle
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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
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Gemini 1.0 Pro uses a proprietary license.

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

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15.

Gemma 2 9B is 4 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.8 years ago

4mo newer
Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Gemma 2 9B'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 Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 9B

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Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (36.6% vs 32.6%)
Google
Larger context window (32,760 tokens)
Higher BIG-Bench score (75.0% vs 68.2%)
Higher MMLU score (71.8% vs 71.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

Gemini 1.0 Pro shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemma 2 9B is made by Google and Gemini 1.0 Pro is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores BIG-Bench: 75.0%, MMLU: 71.8%, WMT23: 71.7%, EgoSchema: 55.7%, MMMU: 47.9%.
Gemma 2 9B supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemini 1.0 Pro supports 33K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.