Intelligence
3
score
PALM-2 scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower …
vs class avg: 8
Google•Open weights•May 10, 2023
PALM-2
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Input Price#1/287
$0.00
Output Price#1/287
$0.00
Speed
not provided
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Latency
not provided
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Decision Overview
Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model
Overall verdict
Budget-friendly / task-specific model
Best for high-volume, simple, or domain-specific tasks where cost or speed matters more than deep reasoning.
Best for
- Simple Q&A
- High-throughput chat
- Classification
- Extraction
Weak or unsuitable
- Complex reasoning
- Creative writing
- Multi-step tasks
Routing recommendation
1
Use the fit matrix to compare against cheaper routes when volume rises
Cost pressure
Competitive pricing — $0.00 / M input, $0.00 / M output. Cost pressure is low enough for sustained production use.
Model-fit matrix
Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.
| Use case | Fit | Reason | Routing note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | Weak | Intelligence score 3 is better suited for straightforward tasks than multi-step reasoning. | Avoid routing complex agentic tasks to this model. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Excellent | Output pricing at $0.00 is very competitive for high-volume workloads. | Excellent for budget-constrained pipelines; enable caching to reduce costs further. |
Cost pressure
LowPricing is competitive — input $0.00, output $0.00. Suitable for sustained production use.
Cheaper substitutes
No cheaper substitute is supported by the current price data.
Route away when
- Extreme scale where even low costs matter
Highlights
Key benchmark results at a glance.
Intelligence
Intelligence position
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
PALM-2 scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 8).
Speed
Speed position
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Higher throughput supports faster interactive use.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Price/value position
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Pricing is competitive — input $0.00, output $0.00. Suitable for sustained production use.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Speed & Throughput
Output tokens per second and generation throughput.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
PALM-2 scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 8).
PALM-2
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- No
- Input modalities
- PALM-2 supports text input.
- Output modalities
- PALM-2 supports text output.
- Context window
- PALM-2 has a context window of 8.0k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
- Open weights / source
- No, PALM-2 is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
- Parameters
- PALM-2 is a proprietary model and Google has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
Methodology & Provenance
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Speed: https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/palm-2
Frequently Asked Questions
PALM-2 was released on May 10, 2023.
PALM-2 was created by Google.
PALM-2 scores 3 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 8).