Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Mercury 2.5 leads 23.3 to 10.2.
- Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Mercury 2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Inception | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 33.5 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-09-08 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 260K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.04 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Mercury 2.5: 39.5 (#156)
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Mercury 2.5 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Mercury 2.5: 22.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
Math Mercury 2.5 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Mercury 2.5: 23.3 (#272)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Mercury 2.5?
Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Mercury 2.5 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Mercury 2.5 has 4.