Gemma 4 E2B vs Granite 4.0 H 1B
Wins 5 of 6 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 6 areas
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Gemma 4 E2B is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 18 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the six 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.
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Gemma 4 E2B2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Gemma 4 E2B2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking10Gemma 4 E2B1 of 3 tests · 2 ties
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemma 4 E2B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemma 4 E2B1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 1 tie
Agents, 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 4 E2B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+49.3points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+17points ahead
- Code for real scientific research problemsSciCode+12.7points ahead
Where Granite 4.0 H 1B pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
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.
CodingGemma 4 E2B
- SciCodeGemma 4 E2B by 12.720.98.2+12.7
- Terminal-Bench HardGemma 4 E2B by 330+3
ReasoningGemma 4 E2B
- GPQA DiamondGemma 4 E2B by 1743.326.3+17
- Humanity's Last Examtie4.85tie
- CritPttie00tie
FactsGemma 4 E2B
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 4 E2B by 49.367.618.3+49.3
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGemma 4 E2B by 1.46.65.2+1.4
Following instructionsGemma 4 E2B
- IFBenchGemma 4 E2B by 11.83826.2+11.8
Other results8 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.
- AA-OmniscienceGemma 4 E2B by 48.7-23.6-72.3+48.7
- MMLU-ProGemma 4 E2B by 32.46027.6+32.4
- BFCL v3Gemma 4 E2B by 5.756.450.7+5.7
- AA Agentic IndexGranite 4.0 H 1B by 51.56.5+5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemma 4 E2B by 4.57.22.7+4.5
- IFEvalGemma 4 E2B by 2.98380.1+2.9
- AA IntelligenceGemma 4 E2B by 2.67.85.2+2.6
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Gemma 4 E2B by 1.220.819.6+1.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 E2B or Granite 4.0 H 1B?
Gemma 4 E2B wins five of the six areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Granite 4.0 H 1B wins none. They are level on agents.
Which is better for coding?
Gemma 4 E2B. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Granite 4.0 H 1B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 18 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 10 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 8 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.