Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
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StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Step 3 leads 36.8 to 7.0.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1367 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Step 3: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1355 |
Math Step 3 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1366 |
Knowledge Step 3 leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1333 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1371 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1332 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Step 3 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.