Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Granite 4.1 8b
Gemma 3n E4b IT and Granite 4.1 8b score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.3 vs 37.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 4 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 4 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 37.0 to 30.1.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 37.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | 1312 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1192 |
Reasoning Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | 1293 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1312 |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | 1309 |
Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | 1261 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | 1337 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1240 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1311 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | 1269 |
Long Context Too close to call
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1275 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Granite 4.1 8b |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | 1290 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | 1251 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | 1268 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Granite 4.1 8b?
Gemma 3n E4b IT and Granite 4.1 8b score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.3 vs 37.4), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?
Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Granite 4.1 8b share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.