Compare/Gemma 3 1B Instruct vs Grok-1

Gemma 3 1B InstructvsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemma 3 1B Instruct

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
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Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (11-1)
Gemma 3 1B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3 1B InstructGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3 1B Instruct$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
5.611.7
Coding Index
0.2
Math Index
3.3
GPQA Diamond
23.7%
MMLU-Pro
13.5%
LiveCodeBench
1.7%
AIME 2025
3.3%
MATH-500
48.4%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.2%
SciCode
0.7%
IFBench
19.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%
Gemma 3 1B Instruct11 wins
1 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 1B Instruct or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 3 1B Instruct wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Gemma 3 1B Instruct vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemma 3 1B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.