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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Gemma 1

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Google
Gemma 1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicGoogle
Release dateMar 4 2024Feb 21 2024
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
Timeline
Release gapGemma 1 shipped 12 days before Claude 3 Sonnet

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or Gemma 1?

Claude 3 Sonnet and Gemma 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemma 1 shipped 12 days before Claude 3 Sonnet, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary, while Gemma 1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Sonnet and Gemma 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.

Gemma 1 was released by Google on Feb 21 2024.

Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Gemma 1 is an open weight model released by Google.

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