Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 35.4 to 11.8.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 27.9 | 38.8 |
| 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 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.3 (#214), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | 1346 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 20.7 (#134), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 12.7 (#330), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | 1322 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 15.8 (#286), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1239 | 1305 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#294), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | 1307 |
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 3 4B: 42.7 (#189), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1275 |
| LMArena German | 1281 | 1283 |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | 1268 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1304 |
| LMArena French | — | 1328 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1206 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1337 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 65.4 (#219), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | 1298 |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 38.6 (#189), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1274 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Gemma 3 4B: 42.2 (#234), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1270 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 27.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 35.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.