Model comparison
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemma 3 1B
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 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 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 66.7 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 98.3% for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 1.1% for Gemma 3 1B.
Side by side
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | |
| Noometry Index | 52.8 | 21.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-09 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 393K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 37 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 52.9 (#32), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1619 | — |
| SciCode | 51.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1506 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,092 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 31.2 (#69), Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 39.5% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 7.2% |
| GDP.pdf | 19.8% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 50.2 (#36), Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 89.6% | — |
| CritPt | 14.3% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1483 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 43% | — |
| DTBench | 89.9% | — |
| LMCA | 47% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 46.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.9 | — |
Math DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 66.7 (#25), Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 98.3% | 1.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 67.4% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 26.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 54% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1477 | — |
Knowledge DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 57.9 (#38), Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 89.8% | 19.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1506 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 39.1 (#61), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 55.0 (#35), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1497 | — |
| LMArena French | 1452 | — |
| LMArena German | 1484 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1452 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1471 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1459 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 77.3 (#26), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1474 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 45.2 (#47), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1475 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 65.4 (#48), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1462 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1435 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1540 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1457 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash better than Gemma 3 1B?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemma 3 1B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has 37 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 1B has 4.