Model Comparison

Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

8 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is better at 8 benchmarks (ARC-C, GSM8k, HellaSwag, HumanEval, MATH, MBPP, MMLU, Winogrande).

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

23.3B diff

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 23.3B more parameters than Gemma 2 9B, making it 251.7% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 9B
9.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct
32.5Bparameters
9.2B
Gemma 2 9B
32.5B
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Qwen2.5 32B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is 3 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

1.6 years ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher ARC-C score (70.4% vs 68.4%)
Higher GSM8k score (95.9% vs 68.6%)
Higher HellaSwag score (85.2% vs 81.9%)
Higher HumanEval score (88.4% vs 40.2%)
Higher MATH score (83.1% vs 36.6%)
Higher MBPP score (84.0% vs 52.4%)
Higher MMLU score (83.3% vs 71.3%)
Higher Winogrande score (82.0% vs 80.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 2 9B is made by Google and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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%. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct scores GSM8k: 95.9%, HumanEval: 88.4%, HellaSwag: 85.2%, BBH: 84.5%, MBPP: 84.0%.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 2 9B is developed by Google and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.