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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemma 2 2B IT vs solar-mini

solar-mini comes out ahead, 15 to 0 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Google

    Gemma 2 2B IT

    Released Jul 31, 2024

    0/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context8K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 2 2B IT
  2. Our pick

    Upstage

    solar-mini

    Released Jun 12, 2024

    15/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.15 / $0.15
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove solar-mini

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01 — Verdict

solar-mini is our pick

solar-mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 15/100 against Gemma 2 2B IT (0). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest pricesolar-minisolar-mini $0.15 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Gemma 2 2B IT unpriced
  • Longest contextsolar-minisolar-mini 32,768 · Gemma 2 2B IT 8,192 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsGemma 2 2B IT: Text · solar-mini: Text
  • Self-hostingGemma 2 2B ITPublishes downloadable weights (Gemma Terms of Use)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 2 2B ITsolar-mini
Inputs & features60%025
Context window40%00
Overall100%0/10015/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemma 2 2B IT vs solar-mini specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 2 2B ITGooglesolar-miniUpstage
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.15
Output—$0.15
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$0.15
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Official Upstage API
Limits
Context window8,192 tokens32,768 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens (best)4,096 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenGemma Terms of UseProprietary
API model ID—solar-mini
API providers—1
ReleasedJul 31, 2024Jun 12, 2024
Knowledge cutoff—Sep 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemma 2 2B IT—
  • solar-mini$1.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 2 2B IT or solar-mini?

solar-mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 15/100 against Gemma 2 2B IT (0). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 2 2B IT or solar-mini?

solar-mini is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for solar-mini versus . Gemma 2 2B IT has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma 2 2B IT has not been scored yet and solar-mini has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 2 2B IT and solar-mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Gemma 2 2B IT does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

solar-mini has the largest context window at 32,768 tokens, against 8,192 for Gemma 2 2B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 2 2B IT up to 8,192, solar-mini up to 4,096 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 2 2B IT accepts text; solar-mini accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma 2 2B IT publishes its weights (Gemma Terms of Use) and can be self-hosted; solar-mini is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemma 2 2B IT is the newest, released Jul 31, 2024. solar-mini came out Jun 12, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: solar-mini Sep 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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