The AI arena is free today

Open Superagent

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Google · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ECLeKTic, GPQA), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 14 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Codegolf v2.2, Global-MMLU, Global-MMLU-Lite, HiddenMath, HumanEval, Include, LiveCodeBench v5, MBPP, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, WMT24++). Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

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

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 15 of 17 shared benchmarks
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Benchmark wins
2 of 17
15 of 17
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—
Released
Jun 2025
May 2025
License
Proprietary
Gemma

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

17 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 2 benchmarks (ECLeKTic, GPQA), while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is better at 14 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Codegolf v2.2, Global-MMLU, Global-MMLU-Lite, HiddenMath, HumanEval, Include, LiveCodeBench v5, MBPP, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, WMT24++).

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

6.1B diff

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has 6.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 318.8% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 1 month newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

1mo newer
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.3 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

Jun 2024

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue discussion→

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
✓ Preferred
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google 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 Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. 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 main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview?

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

Related comparisons