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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Google
Benchmark wins
5 of 5
0 of 5
Input price
$3.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
—
Released
Jun 2024
Jun 2025
License
Proprietary
Proprietary

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-06-21, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 12 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Jun 21, 2024

2.2 years ago

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.5 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3.5 Sonnet compare to Gemma 3n E2B Instructed in benchmarks?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores GSM8k: 96.4%, BIG-Bench Hard: 93.1%, HumanEval: 92.0%, MGSM: 91.6%, MMLU: 90.4%. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google.

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