Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 3.1 2b Instruct
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads 30.8 to 7.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 33.2 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1149 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 22.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1138 |
Math Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 33.1 (#206)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1159 |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 2b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 30.8 (#224)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1131 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 29.1 (#269)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1068 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1139 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1063 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 57.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1116 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 35.0 (#244)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1155 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 2b Instruct: 34.1 (#274)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1127 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1116 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1099 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 3.1 2b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.2 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 2b Instruct has 12.