Gemma 2 9B: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Google's Gemma 2 9B and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Google has launched a newer model, Gemma 3 12B. We suggest considering this model instead of Gemma 2 9B. See the following pages for a comparison of Gemma 3 12B to other models and Gemma 3 12B API provider benchmarks.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Gemma 2 9B is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.495 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 22.
Price:Gemma 2 9B is cheaper compared to average with a price of $0.20 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Gemma 2 9B Input token price: $0.20, Output token price: $0.20 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Latency:Context Window:Gemma 2 9B Input token price: $0.20, Output token price: $0.20 per 1M Tokens.
Gemma 2 9B has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 8.2k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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Note: Long prompts not supported as a context window of at least 10k tokens is required
Gemma 2 9B Model Details
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