Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads 29.1 to 7.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 31.1 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1113 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.0 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1092 |
Math Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 30.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1143 |
Knowledge Granite 3.0 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.1 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1087 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.4 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1060 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.2 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1088 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1122 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.2 (#280)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1063 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.0 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.1 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.