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Claude Instant vs PaLM 2-M
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Winner summary
Claude Instant wins on 1/2 benchmarks
Claude Instant wins 1 of 2 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude Instant
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Instant
#35 by perf·no signal
PaLM 2-M
#38 by perf·no signal
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$965.0B·Tier 1
U
Unknown
private · undisclosed
Head to head
2 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude InstantPaLM 2-M
ARC AI2
Claude Instant leads by +28.5
AI2 Reasoning Challenge · tests grade-school level science knowledge with multiple-choice questions requiring reasoning beyond simple retrieval.
Claude Instant
81.7
PaLM 2-M
53.2
TriviaQA
PaLM 2-M leads by +2.8
TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents.
Claude Instant
78.9
PaLM 2-M
81.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Instant | PaLM 2-M |
|---|---|---|
ARC AI2 AI2 Reasoning Challenge · tests grade-school level science knowledge with multiple-choice questions requiring reasoning beyond simple retrieval. | 81.7 | 53.2 |
TriviaQA TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents. | 78.9 | 81.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
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