Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 31.1 to 7.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 7.2% for Gemma 3 1B and 27.1% for Granite 3.1 8b Instruct.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | 27.1% |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1145 |
Math Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1152 |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1142 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1092 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1131 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1108 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.