Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Grok 4.1
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 5 categories and Grok 4.1 in 3 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Gemma 4 31B IT leads 42.3 to 33.7.
- Gemma 4 31B IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | 1214 |
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | 1445 |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1435 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | — |
| CritPt | 1.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | — |
Math Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 43.2 (#81), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Grok 4.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1435 | 1448 |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | 1438 |
| LMArena German | — | 1446 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1400 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | 1437 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Grok 4.1?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 41.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Grok 4.1 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.