gemma-3-1b-it vs Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 26 August 2026.
microsoft · B · Open weights
Params
3.8 B
Context
4,096
30d
321 K
mit · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | gemma-3-1b-it | Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 1.0 B | 3.8 B |
| Architecture | Gemma3ForCausalLM | Phi3ForCausalLM |
| Context length | — | 4,096 |
| Licence | gemma | mit |
| Commercial use | Conditional | Allowed |
| Languages | — | 2 |
| Downloads 30d | 205,972 | 321,439 |
| Downloads all time | 53.3 M | 32.0 M |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | Yes — accept licence | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2025-03-10 | 2024-04-22 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 90 days (13 Aug – 10 Nov)
5.2 M188 K
gemma-3-1b-it
Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
gemma-3-1b-it · fp16
2.8 GB / 24 GB
Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct · fp16
9.5 GB / 24 GB