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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Qwen2 7B Instruct

Qwen2 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -4.5 to -9.6.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen2 7B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score -4.5 to -9.6, ranking #348 overall.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2 7B Instruct wins 6; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Qwen2 7B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores -4.5 and ranks #348 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 6 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Google
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-9.6
#365
-4.5
#348
Reasoning
-9.8
#358
-4.2
#341
Coding
-4.4
#256
0.9
#236
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
0 of 6
6 of 6
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Qwen2 7B Instruct
Math
-6.4#322
-1.5#303
Finance
-9.6#224
-4.7#215
Legal
-9.6#207
-3.6#192
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) · 14 for Qwen2 7B Instruct

6 shared

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2 7B Instruct is better at 6 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, LiveCodeBench, MBPP, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen2 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

5.7B diff

Qwen2 7B Instruct has 5.7B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview), making it 299.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
1.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 7B Instruct
7.6Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
7.6B
Qwen2 7B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 7B Instruct does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2 7B Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen2 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20, while Qwen2 7B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is 10 months newer than Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

10mo newer
Qwen2 7B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

2.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)'s training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

Qwen2 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen2 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Qwen2 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) or Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Qwen2 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -4.5 to -9.6. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is made by Google and Qwen2 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) compare to Qwen2 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%. Qwen2 7B Instruct scores MT-Bench: 84.1%, GSM8k: 82.3%, HumanEval: 79.9%, C-Eval: 77.2%, AlignBench: 72.1%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-9.6 vs -4.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen2 7B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google and Qwen2 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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