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Gemma 2 9B vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 2 9B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Gemma 2 9B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Context Window
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Speed
N/A

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemma 2 9BQwen2.5 7B InstructWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.03$0.04 Gemma 2 9B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.09$0.10 Gemma 2 9B
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Gemma 2 9B is 18% cheaper overall.

Gemma 2 9B Providers

Nebius $0.03 (Cheapest)
Novita $0.08

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Providers

Phala $0.04 (Cheapest)
AtlasCloud $0.04 (Cheapest)
Together $0.30

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemma 2 9B Wins
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemma 2 9BQwen2.5 7B InstructWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
32.135.2
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
31.936.5
GPQA
Graduate-level science
14.85.5
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
42.134.9
Both models show comparable benchmark performance.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemma 2 9B
8,192
tokens
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
32,768
tokens
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a 75% larger context window.

Speed Performance

Speed benchmarks not available for these models

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 2 9BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 2 9BQwen2.5 7B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleQwen
ReleasedJun 2024Oct 2024

Gemma 2 9B Modalities

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Output
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Modalities

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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 2 9B has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. Gemma 2 9B has cheaper output pricing at $0.09/M tokens.
Gemma 2 9B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of N/A, compared to Qwen2.5 7B Instruct's score of N/A.
Gemma 2 9B has a 8,192 token context window, while Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has a 32,768 token context window.
Gemma 2 9B does not support vision. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct does not support vision.