Model comparison
ERNIE 5.1 vs Gemma 3 4B
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Baidu
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 3 4B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 41.9 to 11.8.
- Gemma 3 4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Baidu | |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 28.1 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.04 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.0 (#76), Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1488 | 1230 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
ERNIE 5.1: —, Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 19.6% |
| LMArena Search | 1227 | — |
Reasoning ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 21.9 (#211), Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1481 | 1253 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 25.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 23.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 50.9% |
| LMCA | — | 2.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 116.02 |
Math ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 40.3 (#92), Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1481 | 1239 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.5% |
Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 41.9 (#102), Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1492 | 1223 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 23.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.4% |
Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 55.5 (#29), Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1454 | 1273 |
| LMArena German | 1470 | 1281 |
| LMArena Russian | 1459 | 1294 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1508 | — |
| LMArena French | 1488 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1473 | — |
Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 76.7 (#37), Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1460 | 1239 |
Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#59), Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1462 | 1273 |
Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads
ERNIE 5.1: 65.1 (#52), Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239)
| Benchmark | ERNIE 5.1 | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1468 | 1291 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1441 | 1271 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1471 | 1255 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1068 |
Frequently asked questions
Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Gemma 3 4B?
ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is ERNIE 5.1 or Gemma 3 4B better for coding?
ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Gemma 3 4B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 4B has 22.