Model comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen Turbo

Qwen Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3 1B Google

20.7

Rank #348 Reported

Qwen Turbo Alibaba (Qwen)

26.8

Rank #329 Reported

Summary

  • They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen Turbo in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Turbo leads 22.2 to 7.1.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 19.9% for Gemma 3 1B and 41.8% for Qwen Turbo.
  • Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 3 1B and Qwen Turbo specifications
Gemma 3 1BQwen Turbo
ProviderGoogleAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index20.726.8
Released2025-03-122024-11-01
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—1M
Max output—16K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.05
Output $ / M tokens—$0.20
Results tracked43

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Category by category

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144), Qwen Turbo: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BQwen Turbo
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard7.2%—

Reasoning Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260), Qwen Turbo: —

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BQwen Turbo
Chess Puzzles0%—

Math Qwen Turbo leads

Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310), Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BQwen Turbo
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20251.1%6.1%
MATH Level 5—56.2%

Knowledge Qwen Turbo leads

Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309), Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BQwen Turbo
GPQA Diamond19.9%41.8%

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3 1B better than Qwen Turbo?

Qwen Turbo is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Qwen Turbo share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.

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