Model comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Llama 3.2 3B

Llama 3.2 3B is the stronger model overall, scoring 28.4 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified October 10, 2026. 1 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3 1B

Google

20.7

Rank #348 Reported

Llama 3.2 3B

Summary

They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
The widest gap is in knowledge, where Llama 3.2 3B leads 29.1 to 7.1.
The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 7.2% for Gemma 3 1B and 21.9% for Llama 3.2 3B.

Side by side

Gemma 3 1B and Llama 3.2 3B specifications
	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
Provider	Google	Meta
Noometry Index	20.7	28.4
Released	2025-03-12	2024-09-24
Weights	Open	Open
Context window	—	131K
Max output	—	118K
Input $ / M tokens	—	$0.05
Output $ / M tokens	—	$0.33
Results tracked	4	18

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 27.1 (#314)

Coding benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
BigCodeBench Instruct	—	23.4%
LMArena Coding	—	1098
BigCodeBench Complete	—	28.3%

Agentic & Tool Use Llama 3.2 3B leads

Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Llama 3.2 3B: 19.9 (#135)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard	7.2%	21.9%
BALROG	—	10.1%

Reasoning Llama 3.2 3B leads

Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#225)

Reasoning benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
Chess Puzzles	0%	—
LMArena Hard Prompts	—	1095

Math Llama 3.2 3B leads

Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.9 (#213)

Math benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025	1.1%	—
LMArena Math	—	1126

Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads

Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.1 (#232)

Knowledge benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
GPQA Diamond	19.9%	—
LMArena Expert	—	1090

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 26.4 (#276)

Multilingual benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Non-English	—	1019
LMArena Chinese	—	1017
LMArena German	—	1056
LMArena Russian	—	949

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 56.3 (#270)

Instruction Following benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Instruction Following	—	1089

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#256)

Long Context benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Longer Query	—	1101

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Llama 3.2 3B: 24.9 (#302)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
Benchmark	Gemma 3 1B	Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Text	—	1110
LMArena Creative Writing	—	1094
EQ-Bench Creative Writing	—	595
LMArena Multi-Turn	—	1105

Frequently asked questions

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