Model comparison
Gemma 3 12B vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3 12B scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.1 in 9 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.1 leads 36.2 to 21.0.
- Gemma 3 12B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 31.8 | 40.8 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 31.2 (#276), Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1281 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 25.3 (#101), Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 30.4% | — |
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 15.2 (#307), Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1309 | 1436 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 48.8% | — |
| LMCA | 4.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 123.49 | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 21.0 (#273), Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1307 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 16.7% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 26.5 (#250), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1248 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 39.5% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 4.4% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 3 12B: —, Grok 4.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| MindCube | 46.7% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 45.9 (#160), Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1318 | 1425 |
| LMArena German | 1370 | 1447 |
| LMArena Russian | 1335 | 1434 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1464 |
| LMArena French | — | 1448 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1396 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 68.8 (#179), Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1400 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 40.0 (#157), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1317 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 3 12B: 47.7 (#205), Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 12B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1334 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1331 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1334 | 1438 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1126 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 12B better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 31.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 12B or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 12B and Grok 4.1 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 12B has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.