Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 4 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 32.0 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | NVIDIA | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| 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 Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1209 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1202 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1216 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1206 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1219 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1214 |
| LMArena French | — | 1197 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1148 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1195 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1203 |
Long Context Gemma 3 4B leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1214 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.9 vs 35.2); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.