# Claude 2 vs Gemma 3 1B

> Claude 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-vs-gemma-3-1b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 2

## Summary

- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 3 1B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Claude 2 leads 16.9 to 7.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 34.7% for Claude 2 and 19.9% for Gemma 3 1B.
- Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Google |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 21.1 |
| Rank | 346 | 353 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2: —
- Gemma 3 1B: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Claude 2: —
- Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 7.2% |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2: 21.7 (#216)
- Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2: 9.3 (#320)
- Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2: 16.9 (#287)
- Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 19.9% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2 better than Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Gemma 3 1B share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 1B has 4.