Model Comparison

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemma 3n E4BWhich is better in 2026?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemma 3n E4B — which is better?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3n E4B (by Google) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, DROP), while Gemma 3n E4B is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks

Choose Gemma 3n E4B if…

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

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 2 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard, DROP), while Gemma 3n E4B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

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 E4B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E4B 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 E4B

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 E4B

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-06-21, while Gemma 3n E4B was released on 2025-06-26.

Gemma 3n E4B is 12 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Jun 21, 2024

2.0 years ago

Gemma 3n E4B

Jun 26, 2025

11 months ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B 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 E4B'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 E4B

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (93.1% vs 52.9%)
Higher DROP score (87.1% vs 60.8%)
Google

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

AnthropicClaude 3.5 Sonnet
GoogleGemma 3n E4B
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Google
Gemma 3n E4B

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Gemma 3n E4B.

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Gemma 3n E4B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B 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 E4B 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 E4B scores ARC-E: 81.6%, BoolQ: 81.6%, PIQA: 81.0%, HellaSwag: 78.6%, Winogrande: 71.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Gemma 3n E4B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3n E4B 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 E4B?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B is developed by Google.

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