Mistral Nemo vs Gemma 2: The Battle of the 12B Models
Mistral Nemo vs Gemma 2: The Battle of the 12B Models TL;DR Mistral Nemo is the versatile workhorse with a larger context window, perfect for RAG. Gemma 2 punches above its weight in creative writing but lacks the long-context capability. Specifications Comparison Feature Mistral Nemo (12B) Gemma 2 (9B) Parameters 12 Billion 9 Billion Context Window 128k tokens 8k tokens Tokenizer Tekken (High efficiency) Standard SentencePiece Provider Mistral (France) Google (USA) Mistral Nemo (12B) Pros ✅ Massive context window ✅ Excellent token efficiency ✅ Smarter reasoning Cons ❌ Slightly heavier to run ❌ Requires flash-attn for speed ❌ Newer ecosystem Gemma 2 (9B) Pros ✅ Runs on consumer GPUs easily ✅ Backed by Google ecosystem ✅ Great creative writing Cons ❌ Tiny context window ❌ Aggressive safety filters ❌ Lower reasoning score Verdict Mistral Nemo is the versatile workhorse with a larger context window, perfect for RAG. Gemma 2 punches above its weight in creative writing but lacks the long-context capability. ...