Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Gemma 4 E2B
23
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
59
Pick Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 E2B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Knowledge
+3.5 difference
Gemma 4 E2B
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking
$0 / $0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
128K
128K
Pick Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 E2B only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 59 to 23. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 57.6 against 54.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is GPQA, 43.4% to 57.6%.
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 59 to 23. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 43.4% and 57.6%.
Mellum2-12B-A2.5B-Thinking has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 57.6 versus 54.1. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
For engineers, researchers, and the plain curious — a weekly brief on new models, ranking shifts, and pricing changes.
Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.