Model Comparison

Gemma 2 9B vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Gemini 1.5 Pro is better at 5 benchmarks (GSM8k, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU).

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most 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 1.5 Pro
Input tokens$2.50
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies input context (2,097,152 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Pro specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input2,097,152 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 9B does not.

Gemini 1.5 Pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 2 9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Gemini 1.5 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 1.5 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Gemini 1.5 Pro was released on 2024-05-01.

Gemma 2 9B is 2 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Pro.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.8 years ago

1mo newer
Gemini 1.5 Pro

May 1, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-11-01, while Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Pro's training data extends to 2023-11-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 9B

Gemini 1.5 Pro

Nov 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Has open weights
Larger context window (2,097,152 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GSM8k score (90.8% vs 68.6%)
Higher HellaSwag score (93.3% vs 81.9%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.1% vs 40.2%)
Higher MATH score (86.5% vs 36.6%)
Higher MMLU score (85.9% vs 71.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Google
Gemini 1.5 Pro

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs Gemini 1.5 Pro

Gemini 1.5 Pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 2 9B is made by Google and Gemini 1.5 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 1.5 Pro scores XSTest: 98.8%, HellaSwag: 93.3%, GSM8k: 90.8%, BIG-Bench Hard: 89.2%, MGSM: 87.5%.
Gemma 2 9B supports an unknown number of tokens and Gemini 1.5 Pro supports 2.1M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Gemma vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.