Gemma 2 9B vs o3-mini Comparison

Comparing Gemma 2 9B and o3-mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while o3-mini is better at 2 benchmarks (MATH, MMLU).

o3-mini 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
OpenAI
o3-mini
Input tokens$1.10
Output tokens$4.40
Best providerAzure
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o3-mini specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o3-mini specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
OpenAI
o3-mini
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while o3-mini 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

o3-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while o3-mini was released on 2025-01-30.

o3-mini is 7 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.7 years ago

o3-mini

Jan 30, 2025

1.1 years ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o3-mini's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 2 9B's cutoff date.

Gemma 2 9B

o3-mini

Sep 2023

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Has open weights
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher MATH score (97.9% vs 36.6%)
Higher MMLU score (86.9% vs 71.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
OpenAI
o3-mini