Model comparison
Gemma 1.1 7b IT vs Gemma 3 4B
Gemma 1.1 7b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 1.1 7b IT scores higher in 3 categories and Gemma 3 4B in 5 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads 27.8 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 30.7 | 27.9 |
| Released | — | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Open | 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 Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 31.0 (#279), Gemma 3 4B: 35.3 (#214)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1084 | 1230 |
| HumanEval+ | 35.4% | — |
| MBPP+ | 45% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: —, Gemma 3 4B: 20.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 19.6% |
Reasoning Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 19.6 (#235), Gemma 3 4B: 12.7 (#330)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1071 | 1253 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 25.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 50.9% |
| LMCA | — | 2.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 116.02 |
Math Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 29.5 (#217), Gemma 3 4B: 15.8 (#286)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1107 | 1239 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 7.5% |
Knowledge Gemma 1.1 7b IT leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 27.8 (#242), Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1039 | 1223 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 23.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.4% |
Multilingual Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 28.3 (#268), Gemma 3 4B: 42.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1052 | 1273 |
| LMArena German | 1054 | 1281 |
| LMArena Russian | 1046 | 1294 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1060 | — |
| LMArena French | 1064 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 971 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 988 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1049 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 54.3 (#278), Gemma 3 4B: 65.4 (#219)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1057 | 1239 |
Long Context Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 32.0 (#267), Gemma 3 4B: 38.6 (#189)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1056 | 1274 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 1.1 7b IT: 30.6 (#283), Gemma 3 4B: 42.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | Gemma 1.1 7b IT | Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1094 | 1291 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1059 | 1270 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1040 | 1255 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1068 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 1.1 7b IT better than Gemma 3 4B?
Gemma 1.1 7b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.7 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 1.1 7b IT or Gemma 3 4B better for coding?
Gemma 3 4B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.3 versus 31.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 1.1 7b IT and Gemma 3 4B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 1.1 7b IT has 19 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 4B has 22.