Gemma 3n E2B Instruct vs Llama 3 Instruct 8B
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Wins 4 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Following instructions
Llama 3 Instruct 8B is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 22 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 up02Llama 3 Instruct 8B2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking01Llama 3 Instruct 8B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- CodingWriting and fixing software01Llama 3 Instruct 8B1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01Llama 3 Instruct 8B1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts00Even0 each · 1 tie
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Llama 3 Instruct 8B pulls ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+6.7points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+6.7points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+3.6points ahead
Where Gemma 3n E2B Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 22 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingLlama 3 Instruct 8B
- SciCodeLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 6.75.211.9+6.7
- Terminal-Bench Hardtie0.80tie
ReasoningLlama 3 Instruct 8B
- GPQA DiamondLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 6.722.929.6+6.7
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.25.1tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsLlama 3 Instruct 8B
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 3.66.810.4+3.6
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 3.66.610.2+3.6
Following instructionsLlama 3 Instruct 8B
- IFBenchLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 2.62224.6+2.6
Other results13 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.
- ARC-ChallengeLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 31.151.782.8+31.1
- Social IQALlama 3 Instruct 8B by 25.148.873.9+25.1
- BBHLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 13.444.357.7+13.4
- AA-OmniscienceLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 10.1-80.2-70.1+10.1
- TriviaQALlama 3 Instruct 8B by 6.960.867.7+6.9
- BoolQLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 4.576.480.9+4.5
- PIQAGemma 3n E2B Instruct by 3.278.975.7+3.2
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexLlama 3 Instruct 8B by 1.82.24+1.8
- WinoGrandeGemma 3n E2B Instruct by 1.866.865+1.8
- HellaSwagGemma 3n E2B Instruct by 1.172.271.1+1.1
- AA Agentic Indextie00tie
- AA Intelligencetie4.84.8tie
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)tie00tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instruct or Llama 3 Instruct 8B?
Llama 3 Instruct 8B wins four of the five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts and following instructions. Gemma 3n E2B Instruct wins none. They are level on long documents.
Which is better for coding?
Llama 3 Instruct 8B. It wins 1 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Gemma 3n E2B Instruct wins none, and 1 is a tie.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 22 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 13 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.