Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Gemma 3 1B
Gemma 2 9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 3 1B in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemma 3 1B leads 19.2 to 15.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 27.5% for Gemma 2 9B and 19.9% for Gemma 3 1B.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 21.1 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 7.2% |
Reasoning Gemma 3 1B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Too close to call
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1183 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 2 9B leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | 19.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | — |
| LMArena French | 1190 | — |
| LMArena German | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Gemma 3 1B?
Gemma 2 9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Gemma 3 1B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 1B has 4.