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Gemma 2 2B Base

The base checkpoint of Google's Gemma 2 2B open model, small enough for laptops, edge devices and free cloud hardware with broad runtime support.

DOOM SCORE37.6out of 100model risk profile, not the overall index
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CURRENT ASSESSMENT Β· REVISION 3

Why this model scores 37.6

Low intrinsic capability and autonomy are offset by near-frictionless local deployment and unrestricted replication across consumer and edge hardware.

Capability29
Autonomy2
Deployment98
Misuse potential28
Control difficulty48
MODEL-ATTRIBUTED EVIDENCE

News tied to Gemma 2 2B Base

The model score of 37.6 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 67.9 measures the complete temporally weighted evidence record. These values answer different questions.

NET MODEL-ATTRIBUTED INDEX CONTRIBUTION+0.00

Each article's current Doom Index contribution is divided equally among the exact models named on that article. This prevents multi-model evidence from being claimed in full on several model pages. Model risk scores use a bounded temporal offset around their technical profile, but never feed back into the overall index.

Safety AWAY

Google releases Gemma Scope interpretability suite

Google DeepMind released more than 400 open sparse autoencoders covering every layer of Gemma 2 2B and 9B, alongside interactive tools and open ShieldGemma safety classifiers for model inputs and outputs.

Full item contribution
-0.11
Gemma 2 2B Base equal share
-0.05
Read assessment β†’
Deployment TOWARD

Google releases open Gemma 2 2B models

Google released Gemma 2 2B base and instruction models for local, edge and cloud use, with commercially usable downloadable weights, broad framework support and availability through hosted model services.

Full item contribution
+0.11
Gemma 2 2B Base equal share
+0.06
Read assessment β†’
AUDIT TRAIL

Model score history

  1. R3
    Doom Score 37.6

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-142416 under temporal-monthly-pressure-v4.

    12 Aug 2026
  2. R2
    Doom Score 38.3

    Exact-version evidence chronology replayed after run doombench-hourly-news-20260812-132112 under fixed-sensitivity-v3.

    12 Aug 2026
  3. R1
    Doom Score 39.9

    New exact Gemma 2 2B base checkpoint.

    12 Aug 2026
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  1. Gemma 2 2B Base by Google has a DoomBench model risk score of 37.6 out of 100, based on five transparent version-specific dimensions rather than the overall index.

  2. Gemma 2 2B Base's highest current DoomBench dimension is deployment at 98.0 out of 100; the profile publishes every component score and its editorial rationale.

  3. DoomBench links 2 source-backed evidence items to Gemma 2 2B Base, while keeping the model's risk profile separate from each item's contribution to the live Doom Index.

    https://www.doombench.com/models/google-deepmind-gemma-2-2b-base