Model comparison
Gemma 3 1B vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
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- The widest gap is in math, where Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads 31.6 to 10.2.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Microsoft | |
| Noometry Index | 21.1 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2024-04-23 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 4 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.6% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1039 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 7.2% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1028 |
Math Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1089 |
Knowledge Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct leads
Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 19.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 984 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1000 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1016 |
| LMArena French | — | 1039 |
| LMArena German | — | 1006 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 899 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 856 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1004 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1059 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1023 |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 996 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 1B | Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1050 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1024 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 989 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 1B better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?
Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.