# Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 3.0 2b Instruct

> Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3-1b-vs-granite-3-0-2b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.0 2b Instruct leads 28.4 to 7.1.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 30.2 |
| Rank | 348 | 284 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.8 (#311)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 20.5% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1090 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144)
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260)
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 19.6 (#234)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1073 |

## Math

- Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310)
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.7 (#215)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1117 |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309)
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 28.4 (#238)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1064 |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 27.1 (#273)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1033 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1070 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1045 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 54.2 (#279)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1056 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 32.5 (#263)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1071 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.0 2b Instruct: 29.8 (#287)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.0 2b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1080 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1046 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1053 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 3.0 2b Instruct?

Granite 3.0 2b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.2 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 2b Instruct has 13.