Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
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MetaSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.5 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1396 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1390 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1412 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1375 |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1399 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Muse Glimmer share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.