Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen2 72B InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen2 72B Instruct — which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed (by Google) and Qwen2 72B Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MBPP, MMLU, MMLU-Pro). Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed if…

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

Choose Qwen2 72B Instruct if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MBPP, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jun 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

64.0B diff

Qwen2 72B Instruct has 64.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed, making it 800.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct
72.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
72.0B
Qwen2 72B Instruct

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen2 72B Instruct

tongyi-qianwen

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 11 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

11 months ago

11mo newer
Qwen2 72B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.9 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen2 72B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (42.4% vs 24.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (86.0% vs 66.5%)
Higher MBPP score (80.2% vs 56.6%)
Higher MMLU score (82.3% vs 60.1%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (64.4% vs 40.5%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2 72B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Qwen2 72B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Qwen2 72B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to Qwen2 72B 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 72B Instruct scores GSM8k: 91.1%, CMMLU: 90.1%, HellaSwag: 87.6%, HumanEval: 86.0%, Winogrande: 85.1%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs tongyi-qianwen). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Qwen2 72B Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Qwen2 72B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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