Gemma 2 9B vs Grok-1.5 Comparison

Comparing Gemma 2 9B and Grok-1.5 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-1.5 is better at 4 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU).

Grok-1.5 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
xAI
Grok-1.5
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Grok-1.5 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

Grok-1.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Grok-1.5 was released on 2024-03-28.

Gemma 2 9B is 3 months newer than Grok-1.5.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.7 years ago

3mo newer
Grok-1.5

Mar 28, 2024

2.0 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

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Key Takeaways

Has open weights
Higher GSM8k score (90.0% vs 68.6%)
Higher HumanEval score (74.1% vs 40.2%)
Higher MATH score (50.6% vs 36.6%)
Higher MMLU score (81.3% vs 71.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
xAI
Grok-1.5