Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 4.1 8b
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 35.5 to 7.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 36.8 |
| 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 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1190 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1313 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Granite 4.1 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1294 |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1311 |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1310 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1335 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1238 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1268 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1275 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1291 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1249 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1269 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 4.1 8b?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 4.1 8b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.