Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT PreviewWhich is better in 2026?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview — which is better?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 (by Anthropic) and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (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 Sonnet 4.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 0 benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Claude Sonnet 4.5 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview if…

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4.5 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude Sonnet 4.5 specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude Sonnet 4.5 specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released on 2025-09-29, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 4 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Sep 29, 2025

9 months ago

4mo newer
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (2024-06-01).

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Jan 2025

7 mo newer
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (87.0% vs 11.6%)
Higher GPQA score (83.4% vs 23.7%)
Google
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 4.5
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
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Feature
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.5 compare to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores MMMLU: 89.1%, AIME 2025: 87.0%, TAU-bench Retail: 86.2%, GPQA: 83.4%, MMMUval: 77.8%. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview scores ARC-E: 81.6%, BoolQ: 81.6%, PIQA: 81.0%, HellaSwag: 78.6%, HumanEval: 75.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google.

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