Model Comparison

Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Gemma 2 9B and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 2 9B and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

70.8B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 70.8B more parameters than Gemma 2 9B, making it 765.8% larger.

Google
Gemma 2 9B
9.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
9.2B
Gemma 2 9B
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base 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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 15 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

7 months ago

1.2yr newer

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

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Gemma 2 9B (Google) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Gemma 2 9B scores ARC-E: 88.0%, BoolQ: 84.2%, HellaSwag: 81.9%, PIQA: 81.7%, Winogrande: 80.6%.
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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.