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Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -3.2 to -10.5.

Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score -3.2 to -10.5, ranking #343 overall.

In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose Gemma 3 1B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2025

Choose Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores -3.2 and ranks #343 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 6 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3 1B
Google
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-10.5
#367
-3.2
#343
Reasoning
-12.2
#361
-3.2
#335
Coding
-10.2
#264
6.5
#189
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 6
5 of 6
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Gemma 3 1B
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
Math
-9.2#325
-2.4#310
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Gemma 3 1B · 19 for Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

6 shared

Gemma 3 1B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MATH), while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (GSM8k, HumanEval, LiveCodeBench, MBPP, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Sep 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

6.0B diff

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct has 6.0B more parameters than Gemma 3 1B, making it 600.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 1B
1.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct
7.0Bparameters
1.0B
Gemma 3 1B
7.0B
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 1B is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B 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

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 1B was released on 2025-03-12, while Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct was released on 2024-09-19.

Gemma 3 1B is 6 months newer than Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.

Gemma 3 1B

Mar 12, 2025

1.5 years ago

5mo newer
Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Sep 19, 2024

2.0 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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3 1B and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3 1B
✓ Preferred
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B vs Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3 1B or Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -3.2 to -10.5. Gemma 3 1B is made by Google and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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 Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct in benchmarks?

Gemma 3 1B scores IFEval: 80.2%, GSM8k: 62.8%, Natural2Code: 56.0%, MATH: 48.0%, HumanEval: 41.5%. Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct scores HumanEval: 88.4%, GSM8k: 83.9%, MBPP: 83.5%, HellaSwag: 76.8%, Winogrande: 72.9%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3 1B and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-10.5 vs -3.2), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3 1B and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct?

Gemma 3 1B is developed by Google and Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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