Model Comparison

Gemma 3 4B vs Gemma 3n E2B

Gemma 3 4B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (BIG-Bench Hard), while Gemma 3n E2B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemma 3 4B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 3 4B
Input tokens$0.02
Output tokens$0.04
Best providerDeepinfra
Google
Gemma 3n E2B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

4.0B diff

Gemma 3n E2B has 4.0B more parameters than Gemma 3 4B, making it 100.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3 4B
4.0Bparameters
Google
Gemma 3n E2B
8.0Bparameters
4.0B
Gemma 3 4B
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemma 3 4B specifies input context (131,072 tokens). Only Gemma 3 4B specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3 4B
Input131,072 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E2B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemma 3 4B and Gemma 3n E2B support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemma 3 4B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E2B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3 4B is licensed under Gemma, while Gemma 3n E2B uses a proprietary license.

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

Gemma 3 4B

Gemma

Open weights

Gemma 3n E2B

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3 4B was released on 2025-03-12, while Gemma 3n E2B was released on 2025-06-26.

Gemma 3n E2B is 4 months newer than Gemma 3 4B.

Gemma 3 4B

Mar 12, 2025

1.1 years ago

Gemma 3n E2B

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3 4B has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-08-01, while Gemma 3n E2B has a cutoff of 2024-06-01.

Gemma 3 4B has more recent training data (up to 2024-08-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemma 3n E2B (2024-06-01).

Gemma 3 4B

Aug 2024

2 mo newer
Gemma 3n E2B

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (131,072 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher BIG-Bench Hard score (72.2% vs 44.3%)
Google

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemma 3 4B
Google
Gemma 3n E2B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3 4B vs Gemma 3n E2B

Gemma 3 4B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3 4B is made by Google and Gemma 3n E2B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3 4B scores IFEval: 90.2%, GSM8k: 89.2%, DocVQA: 75.8%, MATH: 75.6%, AI2D: 74.8%. Gemma 3n E2B scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%.
Gemma 3 4B supports 131K tokens and Gemma 3n E2B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Gemma vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.