Model comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Phi-4 Mini

Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3 1B Google

21.1

Rank #353 Reported

Phi-4 Mini Microsoft

30.9

Rank #283 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Phi-4 Mini leads 25.3 to 7.0.

Side by side

Gemma 3 1B and Phi-4 Mini specifications
Gemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
ProviderGoogleMicrosoft
Noometry Index21.130.9
Released2025-03-122024-12-11
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window—128K
Max output—4K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.075
Output $ / M tokens—$0.30
Results tracked43

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: —, Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
SciCode—10.8%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: 13.7 (#152), Phi-4 Mini: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard7.2%—

Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads

Gemma 3 1B: 19.2 (#264), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
CritPt—0%
Chess Puzzles0%—

Math Not comparable

Gemma 3 1B: 10.2 (#316), Phi-4 Mini: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20251.1%—

Knowledge Phi-4 Mini leads

Gemma 3 1B: 7.0 (#314), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 1BPhi-4 Mini
GPQA Diamond19.9%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate—23.5%

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3 1B better than Phi-4 Mini?

Phi-4 Mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.9 to 21.1 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 1B and Phi-4 Mini share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 1B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.

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