Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 27.9 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 2 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 33.4 to 11.8.
- Gemma 3 4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 27.9 | 37.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.3 (#214), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1269 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.7 (#134), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 12.7 (#330), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1255 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 15.8 (#286), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1265 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#294), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1238 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.7 (#189), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1257 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1273 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1262 |
| LMArena French | — | 1285 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1278 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 65.4 (#219), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1245 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 38.6 (#189), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1274 | 1267 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.2 (#234), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1270 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1265 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 35.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.