Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Gemma 3 1B
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher in 4 categories and Gemma 3 1B in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads 87.9 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 100% for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and 1.1% for Gemma 3 1B.
- Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 61.9 | 21.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-28 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 67.3 (#6), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 52.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 55.5% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1774 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 61.9% | — |
| SciCode | 61% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1513 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,819 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 45.0 (#16), Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 75.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 7.2% |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 54.0 (#28), Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 80.5% | — |
| CritPt | 31.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1495 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 65% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 165.03 | — |
Math Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 87.9 (#6), Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 1.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 88.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 80.5% | — |
| ProofBench | 100% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1510 | — |
| FrontierMath Erdős | 2.9% | — |
Knowledge Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#12), Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.6% | 19.9% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 46.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1540 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 51.5 (#6), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1289 | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 75% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 55.3 (#30), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1452 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1522 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1451 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 78.3 (#11), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1495 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 45.9 (#28), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1498 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#40), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1465 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1474 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 better than Gemma 3 1B?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Gemma 3 1B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has 32 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 1B has 4.