Gemma 3 1B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 350M
Wins 2 of 5 areas
Facts · Following instructions
Wins 1 of 5 areas
Reasoning
Gemma 3 1B Instruct wins more areas, narrowly.Granite 4.0 350M is better at reasoning.
Scores updated · 18 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10Gemma 3 1B Instruct1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemma 3 1B Instruct1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking02Granite 4.0 350M2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- CodingWriting and fixing software00Even0 each · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts00Even0 each · 1 tie
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemma 3 1B Instruct pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+5.8points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+2.3points ahead
Where Granite 4.0 350M pulls ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+2points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 18 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningGranite 4.0 350M
- GPQA DiamondGranite 4.0 350M by 223.725.7+2
- Humanity's Last ExamGranite 4.0 350M by 1.15.36.4+1.1
- CritPttie00tie
FactsGemma 3 1B Instruct
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 3 1B Instruct by 5.817.711.9+5.8
- AA-Omniscience · Accuracytie3.83.8tie
Following instructionsGemma 3 1B Instruct
- IFBenchGemma 3 1B Instruct by 2.319.917.6+2.3
Other results10 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- IFEvalGemma 3 1B Instruct by 26.780.253.5+26.7
- BFCL v3Granite 4.0 350M by 2316.639.6+23
- BFCLv4Granite 4.0 350M by 6.57.213.7+6.5
- τ²-BenchGemma 3 1B Instruct by 6.59.42.9+6.5
- AA-OmniscienceGemma 3 1B Instruct by 5.5-75.5-80.9+5.5
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Granite 4.0 350M by 4.110.514.6+4.1
- MMLU-ProGemma 3 1B Instruct by 1.914.712.8+1.9
- AA Agentic IndexGranite 4.0 350M by 1.43.54.9+1.4
- τ²-Bench (Retail)tie6.46.1tie
- AA Intelligencetie4.84.8tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 3 1B Instruct or Granite 4.0 350M?
Gemma 3 1B Instruct wins two of the five areas where both have results: facts and following instructions. Granite 4.0 350M wins reasoning. They are level on coding and long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. All 1 coding tests both models report are ties.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 18 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 10 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.