Model comparison

Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Grok 4.1

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3n E4b IT Google

37.3

Rank #206 Confirmed

Grok 4.1 xAI

41.5

Rank #134 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 50.1.
  • Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 3n E4b IT and Grok 4.1 specifications
Gemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
ProviderGooglexAI
Noometry Index37.341.5
Released—2025-11-17
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1819

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Category by category

Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Coding12681445
LMArena WebDev—1214

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
Cybench—39%

Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Hard Prompts12841435
Kagi LLM Benchmark31.5%—

Math Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Math12511422

Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Expert12461417

Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Non-English12851425
LMArena Chinese13091465
LMArena French13301448
LMArena German13111446
LMArena Japanese12721397
LMArena Korean12591407
LMArena Russian12881434
LMArena Spanish13051438

Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Instruction Following12551400

Long Context Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Longer Query12761416

Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads

Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3n E4b ITGrok 4.1
LMArena Text13061437
LMArena Creative Writing12871411
LMArena Multi-Turn12761437

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Grok 4.1?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Grok 4.1 better for coding?

Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Grok 4.1 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.

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