Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Granite 4.1 8b
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 2 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 4.1 8b leads 35.5 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 27.9 | 36.8 |
| 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: 35.3 (#214), Granite 4.1 8b: 29.9 (#291)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1313 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1190 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.7 (#134), Granite 4.1 8b: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 12.7 (#330), Granite 4.1 8b: 24.6 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1294 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 15.8 (#286), Granite 4.1 8b: 33.8 (#167)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1311 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#294), Granite 4.1 8b: 35.5 (#171)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1310 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 42.7 (#189), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.8 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1261 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1238 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1335 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.4 (#219), Granite 4.1 8b: 67.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1268 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 38.6 (#189), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#188)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1274 | 1275 |
Writing & Preference Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.2 (#234), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.3 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1291 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1270 | 1249 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1269 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Granite 4.1 8b?
Granite 4.1 8b is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.8 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?
Gemma 3 4B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.3 versus 29.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Granite 4.1 8b share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.