Model Comparison

Gemma 3 1B vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 Mini is better at 5 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, GSM8k, MATH, MMLU-Pro).

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 3 1B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

2.8B diff

Phi 4 Mini has 2.8B more parameters than Gemma 3 1B, making it 284.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 1B
1.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
1.0B
Gemma 3 1B
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B is licensed under Gemma, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Gemma 3 1B

Gemma

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemma 3 1B is 1 month newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

1mo newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Gemma 3 1B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Mini's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Gemma 3 1B's cutoff date.

Gemma 3 1B

—

Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Microsoft
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (70.4% vs 39.1%)
Higher GPQA score (25.2% vs 19.2%)
Higher GSM8k score (88.6% vs 62.8%)
Higher MATH score (64.0% vs 48.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (52.8% vs 14.7%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 3 1B
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3 1B is made by Google and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.