Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 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 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.1 leads 39.5 to 11.8.
- Gemma 3 4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1435 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1446 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1434 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1465 |
| LMArena French | — | 1448 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1400 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1437 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Gemma 3 4B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.9 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Grok 4.1 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.