Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Palm 2
Palm 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Palm 2 leads 30.8 to 10.2.
- Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 30.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 994 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1005 |
Math Palm 2 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 887 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1010 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Palm 2?
Palm 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Palm 2 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.