# Gemma 3 1B vs Granite 3.1 8b Instruct

> Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-3-1b-vs-granite-3-1-8b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3 1B scores higher in 0 categories and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Granite 3.1 8b Instruct leads 30.6 to 7.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard: 7.2% for Gemma 3 1B and 27.1% for Granite 3.1 8b Instruct.

## Snapshot

| | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 20.7 | 31.8 |
| Rank | 348 | 256 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 33.9 (#232)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | — | 1186 |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemma 3 1B: 13.5 (#144)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 23.9 (#113)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | 27.1% |

## Reasoning

- Gemma 3 1B: 18.5 (#260)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 21.2 (#204)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1146 |

## Math

- Gemma 3 1B: 9.6 (#310)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.4 (#210)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1152 |

## Knowledge

- Gemma 3 1B: 7.1 (#309)
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 30.6 (#218)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1142 |

## Multilingual

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#255)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1099 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1145 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1092 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 58.9 (#254)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1131 |

## Long Context

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.2 (#236)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1162 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemma 3 1B: —
- Granite 3.1 8b Instruct: 35.7 (#261)

| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Granite 3.1 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1150 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1129 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1108 |

## FAQ

### Is Gemma 3 1B better than Granite 3.1 8b Instruct?

Granite 3.1 8b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 31.8 to 20.7 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.1 8b Instruct has 13.