Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Step 3
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
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StepFunSummary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 8 categories and Step 3 in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Gemma 4 31B IT leads 53.8 to 46.3.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 40.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | 1367 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | — |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | 62.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | 1355 |
| 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), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1465 | 1366 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
Knowledge Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | 1333 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
Multimodal Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | 1177 |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | 1331 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | 1371 |
| LMArena French | 1435 | — |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
Instruction Following Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | 1332 |
Long Context Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 4 31B IT leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | 1341 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Step 3?
Gemma 4 31B IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.5 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Step 3 better for coding?
Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.3 versus 40.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Step 3 share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.