Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads 45.6 to 7.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemma 3 1B and 82.2% for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 43.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-04-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0765 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.26 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 28 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 38.8 (#156)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1359 |
| SciCode | — | 40% |
| WeirdML | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1446 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 927.17 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 21.1 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 6% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1438 |
| DTBench | — | 74.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 141.85 |
Math Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.7 (#61)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 82.2% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1469 |
Knowledge Gemma 4 26B A4B IT leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 45.6 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | 73.2% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1447 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 39.9 (#43)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1260 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 53.3 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1422 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1495 |
| LMArena French | — | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1415 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 75.0 (#78)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1420 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 43.6 (#87)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1427 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: 58.8 (#110)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Gemma 4 26B A4B IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1401 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1442 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 4 26B A4B IT has 28.