Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs Gemma 3 1B

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 6 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, GSM8k, HumanEval, MATH, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Opus specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Opus specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Opus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B does not.

Claude 3 Opus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3 1B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12.

Gemma 3 1B is 13 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.2 years ago

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.2 years ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (86.8% vs 39.1%)
Higher GPQA score (50.4% vs 19.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (95.0% vs 62.8%)
Higher HumanEval score (84.9% vs 41.5%)
Higher MATH score (60.1% vs 48.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (68.5% vs 14.7%)
Google
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Google
Gemma 3 1B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Gemma 3 1B.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Opus significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3 Opus compare to Gemma 3 1B in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3 1B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 3 1B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Opus and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google.