DeepSeek Coder 2.0 vs Gemma 4 E2B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

DeepSeek Coder 2.0· Gemma 4 E2B

Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeek Coder 2.0 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 E2B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 62 to 39. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

DeepSeek Coder 2.0's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 73.1 against 19.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is BBH, 84% to 21.9%.

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Gemma 4 E2B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Gemma 4 E2B is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek Coder 2.0 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Operational tradeoffs

Price$0.27 / $1.10Free*
SpeedN/AN/A
TTFTN/AN/A
Context128K128K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkDeepSeek Coder 2.0Gemma 4 E2B
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.073%
BrowseComp62%
OSWorld-Verified65%
CodingDeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins
HumanEval82%
SWE-bench Verified51%
LiveCodeBench45%44%
SWE-bench Pro61%
Multimodal & GroundedDeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins
MMMU-Pro50%44.2%
OfficeQA Pro69%
ReasoningDeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins
MuSR76%
BBH84%21.9%
LongBench v273%
MRCRv271%19.1%
KnowledgeDeepSeek Coder 2.0 wins
MMLU80%
GPQA79%43.4%
SuperGPQA77%
MMLU-Pro73%60%
HLE14%
FrontierScience72%
SimpleQA78%
Instruction Following
IFEval86%
Multilingual
MGSM83%
MMLU-ProX78%
Mathematics
AIME 202381%
AIME 202483%
AIME 202582%
HMMT Feb 202377%
HMMT Feb 202479%
HMMT Feb 202578%
BRUMO 202580%
MATH-50081%
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 is ahead overall, 62 to 39. The biggest single separator in this matchup is BBH, where the scores are 84% and 21.9%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 61.1 versus 54.1. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 52.5 versus 44. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 73.1 versus 19.1. Inside this category, BBH is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, DeepSeek Coder 2.0 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek Coder 2.0 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 58.6 versus 44.2. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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