The variation of yield strength along rolling direction, transverse direction and 45° to transverse direction of 2090 Al-Li alloy and 2090+Ce alloy sheet containing rare earth cerium was comparatively investigated. The difference of deformation texture in these two alloy sheets was analyzed by means of X-ray orientation distribution function (ODF). The results show that cerium has the effects of enhancing the Brass and S rolling texture components and reducing the recrystallized texture components of Cube and Goss. This is the reason that the anisotropic degree of yield strength in 2090+Ce sheet is higher than that of 2090 alloy sheet. The prediction of yield strength along various orientations in two alloy sheets was done based on Taylor/Bishop-Hill model, and the strengthening effect of grain boundary was evaluated using Hall-Petch relationship. A modified plastic inclusion model was proposed using the concept of grain-orientation factor and T1 phase orientation factor by fitting with tensile test results.