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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -3.5 to -10.9.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score -3.5 to -10.9, ranking #367 overall.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct wins 4; 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

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

Choose Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores -3.5 and ranks #367 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
-10.9
#392
-3.5
#367
-11.3
#384
-3.5
#359
-4.5
#280
6.4
#210
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 5
4 of 5
Input price
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Output price
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Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
-8.0#336
-2.4#322
-9.7#234
-5.9#227
-9.7#215
-7.2#209
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed · 19 for Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

5 shared

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU-Pro), while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (HumanEval, LiveCodeBench, MBPP, MMLU).

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Oct 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.0B diff

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has 1.0B more parameters than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct, making it 14.3% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
7.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct does not.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2.5-Coder 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

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 9 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

9mo newer
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
✓ Preferred
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -3.5 to -10.9. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Qwen2.5-Coder 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 compare to Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, GSM8k: 83.9%, MBPP: 83.5%, HellaSwag: 76.8%, Winogrande: 72.9%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-10.9 vs -3.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.