Model comparison
Claude 2 vs Gemma 3 1B
Claude 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 2 categories and Gemma 3 1B in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Claude 2 leads 16.9 to 7.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 34.7% for Claude 2 and 19.9% for Gemma 3 1B.
- Gemma 3 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 21.1 |
| Released | 2023-07-11 | 2025-03-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Gemma 3 1B: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 7.2% |
Reasoning Claude 2 leads
Claude 2: 21.7 (#216), Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | — |
Math Too close to call
Claude 2: 9.3 (#320), Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 1.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Claude 2 leads
Claude 2: 16.9 (#287), Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Gemma 3 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 19.9% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2 better than Gemma 3 1B?
Claude 2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 25.0 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Gemma 3 1B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3 1B has 4.