Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4 vs Gemma 3 1B

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Gemma 3 1B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Opus 4 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4 specifies output context (32,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B does not.

Claude Opus 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12.

Claude Opus 4 is 2 months newer than Gemma 3 1B.

Claude Opus 4

May 22, 2025

1.0 years ago

2mo newer
Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.2 years ago

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 GPQA score (79.6% vs 19.2%)
Google
Has open weights
AnthropicClaude Opus 4
GoogleGemma 3 1B
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
Google
Gemma 3 1B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4 vs Gemma 3 1B.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Gemma 3 1B?

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4 compare to Gemma 3 1B in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4 scores MMMLU: 88.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.4%, GPQA: 79.6%, MMMU (validation): 76.5%, AIME 2025: 75.5%. 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 Opus 4 and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4 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 Opus 4 and Gemma 3 1B?

Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google.