Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 4.2 3b
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.2 3b leads 36.3 to 7.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 40.0 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1361 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Granite 4.2 3b: 26.0 (#138)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1306 |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Granite 4.2 3b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.2 3b leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Granite 4.2 3b: 36.3 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1315 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 42.1 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1249 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 67.1 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1273 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 39.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1291 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Granite 4.2 3b: 47.2 (#212)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 4.2 3b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1290 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 4.2 3b?
Granite 4.2 3b is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 4.2 3b share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.2 3b has 11.