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Gemma 3 1B vs North Micro Vision Instruct

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -5.1 to -10.5.

Google · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score -5.1 to -10.5, ranking #355 overall.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 3 1B

  • you are already invested in the Google ecosystem

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores -5.1 and ranks #355 on LLM Stats
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3 1B
Google
North Micro Vision Instruct
Cohere
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-10.5
#367
-5.1
#355
Reasoning
-12.2
#361
-7.8
#355
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemma 3 1B
North Micro Vision Instruct
Math
-9.2#325
-12.7#326
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Gemma 3 1B · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

2 shared

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (IFEval), while North Micro Vision Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MMLU-Pro).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Wed Sep 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.4B diff

North Micro Vision Instruct has 1.4B more parameters than Gemma 3 1B, making it 140.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 1B
1.0Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
1.0B
Gemma 3 1B
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

North Micro Vision Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 3 1B does not.

North Micro Vision Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3 1B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B is licensed under Gemma, while North Micro Vision Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

North Micro Vision Instruct is 17 months newer than Gemma 3 1B.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.5 years ago

North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

1 months ago

1.4yr 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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3 1B and North Micro Vision Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3 1B
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3 1B or North Micro Vision Instruct?

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -5.1 to -10.5. Gemma 3 1B is made by Google and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 3 1B compare to North Micro Vision Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3 1B and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-10.5 vs -5.1), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3 1B and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.

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