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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 Mini leads the LLM Stats Score -4.1 to -9.4.

Google · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Phi 4 Mini leads the overall LLM Stats Score -4.1 to -9.4, ranking #335 overall.

In the 11 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Phi 4 Mini wins 9; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

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

Choose Phi 4 Mini

  • overall performance matters — it scores -4.1 and ranks #335 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 9 of 11 exact shared results

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Google
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-9.4
#353
-4.1
#335
Reasoning
-9.7
#345
-4.2
#328
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 11
9 of 11
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Phi 4 Mini
Math
-6.0#312
2.7#283
Finance
-9.2#214
1.6#181
Legal
-9.2#198
1.6#169
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) · 17 for Phi 4 Mini

11 shared

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 2 benchmarks (HellaSwag, PIQA), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 9 benchmarks (ARC-C, BIG-Bench Hard, BoolQ, GPQA, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, Social IQa, Winogrande).

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Sep 05 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.9B diff

Phi 4 Mini has 1.9B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview), making it 101.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
1.9Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is licensed under Gemma, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is 4 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

3mo newer
Phi 4 Mini

Feb 1, 2025

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Both models have the same knowledge cutoff date of 2024-06-01.

They should have similar awareness of historical events and information up to this date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) or Phi 4 Mini?

Phi 4 Mini leads the LLM Stats Score -4.1 to -9.4. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is made by Google and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) compare to Phi 4 Mini in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%. Phi 4 Mini scores GSM8k: 88.6%, ARC-C: 83.7%, BoolQ: 81.2%, OpenBookQA: 79.2%, PIQA: 77.6%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-9.4 vs -4.1), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Phi 4 Mini?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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