Model comparison

Gemma 2 2b IT vs Gemma 3 1B

Gemma 2 2b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.5 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 0 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 2 2b IT

Google

32.5

Rank #244 Confirmed

Gemma 3 1B

Google

20.7

Rank #348 Reported

Summary

The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 2 2b IT leads 29.3 to 7.1.

Side by side

Gemma 2 2b IT and Gemma 3 1B specifications
	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
Provider	Google	Google
Noometry Index	32.5	20.7
Released	—	2025-03-12
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	—	—
Max output	—	—
Input $ / M tokens	—	—
Output $ / M tokens	—	—
Results tracked	17	4

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: 31.8 (#268), Gemma 3 1B: —

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
LMArena Coding	1112	—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: —, Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard	—	7.2%

Reasoning Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 20.5 (#219), Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
Chess Puzzles	—	0%
LMArena Hard Prompts	1113	—

Math Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 30.1 (#212), Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025	—	1.1%
LMArena Math	1135	—

Knowledge Gemma 2 2b IT leads

Gemma 2 2b IT: 29.3 (#229), Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
GPQA Diamond	—	19.9%
LMArena Expert	1096	—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: 32.5 (#252), Gemma 3 1B: —

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
LMArena Non-English	1121	—
LMArena Chinese	1132	—
LMArena French	1156	—
LMArena German	1114	—
LMArena Japanese	1083	—
LMArena Korean	1055	—
LMArena Russian	1118	—
LMArena Spanish	1140	—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: 58.1 (#258), Gemma 3 1B: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
LMArena Instruction Following	1118	—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: 34.2 (#245), Gemma 3 1B: —

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
LMArena Longer Query	1130	—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 2 2b IT: 36.6 (#258), Gemma 3 1B: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 2 2b IT	Gemma 3 1B
LMArena Text	1156	—
LMArena Creative Writing	1147	—
LMArena Multi-Turn	1118	—

Frequently asked questions

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