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Gemma 3 1B: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

Gemma 3 1B is a language model from Google, released in March 2025.

The Gemma 3 1B model is a lightweight, 1-billion-parameter language model by Google, optimized for efficiency on resource-limited devices. At 529MB, it processes text at 2,585 tokens/second with a context window of 128,000 tokens. It

Gemma 3 1B benchmarks

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Gemma 3 1B Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

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Gemma 3 1B model size

Gemma 3 1B has 1 billion parameters and was trained on 2 trillion tokens. See how it compares to other models in the same parameter range.

ParametersTraining tokens
1B
2Ttokens
2000× tokens-to-params ratio
Small (<3B)
1B
1B7B70B405B

Gemma 3 1B API

Available from the model provider

Gemma 3 1B has an official provider API. It is not currently routed through the LLM Stats gateway.

Read the official API documentation

Gemma 3 1B latency

Gemma 3 1B time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Gemma 3 1B examples

Recent arena outputs from Gemma 3 1B, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Gemma 3 1B license

Gemma 3 1B is released under the Gemma license, which permits commercial use, has 1.0B parameters.

License
Gemma
Commercial use allowed
Parameters
1.0B

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Gemma 3 1B resources

Official sources for Gemma 3 1B: api documentation, official playground, paper or system card, official launch post.

Gemma 3 1B vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Gemma 3 1B are Phi-3.5-mini-instruct, Llama 3.2 3B Instruct, Pixtral-12B. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Gemma 3 1B

Models ranked just above and below Gemma 3 1B by LLM Stats score.

 

Phi-3.5-mini-instruct

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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Score pending
 

Pixtral-12B

Score pending
 

Qwen2.5-Coder 7B Instruct

Score pending
 

Gemma 3 4B

Score pending
 

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Score pending

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 1B.

When was Gemma 3 1B released?

Gemma 3 1B was released on March 12, 2025 by Google. This is the official Gemma 3 1B release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is Gemma 3 1B available via API?

Yes, Gemma 3 1B is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details.

How big is Gemma 3 1B?

Gemma 3 1B has 1 billion parameters. It was trained on 2.0 trillion tokens. It ships as an open-weight model, so you can download and run it on your own hardware.

Who created Gemma 3 1B?

Gemma 3 1B was created by Google.

What is the license for Gemma 3 1B?

Gemma 3 1B is released under the Gemma license. This is an open-source / open-weight license that permits self-hosting.

Where is the Gemma 3 1B paper or technical report?

Gemma 3 1B has a paper or technical report available at https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/gemma/Gemma3Report.pdf. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare Gemma 3 1B against?

Common Gemma 3 1B comparisons include Gemma 3 1B vs Phi-3.5-mini-instruct, Gemma 3 1B vs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct, Gemma 3 1B vs Pixtral-12B. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.