Gemma 3 1B Instruct vs Granite 4.0 H 1B
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 4 of 5 areas
Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Granite 4.0 H 1B is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 17 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.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Granite 4.0 H 1B1 of 1 test
- CodingWriting and fixing software00Even0 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 Granite 4.0 H 1B pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+6.3points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+2.6points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+1.4points ahead
Where Gemma 3 1B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
ReasoningGranite 4.0 H 1B
- GPQA DiamondGranite 4.0 H 1B by 2.623.726.3+2.6
- Humanity's Last Examtie5.35tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsGranite 4.0 H 1B
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGranite 4.0 H 1B by 1.43.85.2+1.4
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationtie17.718.3tie
Following instructionsGranite 4.0 H 1B
- IFBenchGranite 4.0 H 1B by 6.319.926.2+6.3
Other results9 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.
- BFCL v3Granite 4.0 H 1B by 34.116.650.7+34.1
- MMLU-ProGranite 4.0 H 1B by 12.914.727.6+12.9
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Granite 4.0 H 1B by 9.110.519.6+9.1
- GSM8KGranite 4.0 H 1B by 6.862.869.6+6.8
- AA-OmniscienceGranite 4.0 H 1B by 3.1-75.5-72.3+3.1
- AA Agentic IndexGranite 4.0 H 1B by 33.56.5+3
- MATH-500 (EM)Granite 4.0 H 1B by 245.247.2+2
- AA Intelligencetie4.85.2tie
- IFEvaltie80.280.1tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 3 1B Instruct or Granite 4.0 H 1B?
Granite 4.0 H 1B wins four of the five areas where both have results: reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Gemma 3 1B Instruct wins none. They are level on coding.
Which is better for coding?
Neither. All 1 coding tests both models report are ties.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 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 9 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.