Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 5 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 4 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 31.1 to 11.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 19.6% for Gemma 3 4B and 27.1% for Granite 3.1 8b Instruct.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 32.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 34.5 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1186 |
Agentic & Tool Use Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 24.1 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | 27.1% |
Reasoning Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 22.1 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1145 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.0 (#209)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1152 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1142 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.9 (#260)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1099 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1092 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1145 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.6 (#259)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1131 |
Long Context Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#241)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1162 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.5 (#266)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1108 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?
Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Granite 3.1 8b Instruct better for coding?
Gemma 3 4B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.9 versus 34.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.