Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.10
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

5.0B diff

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has 5.0B more parameters than Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512), making it 166.7% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
3.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
3.0B
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) specifies input context (131,100 tokens). Only Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) specifies output context (131,100 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)
Input131,100 tokens
Output131,100 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) 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

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) was released on 2025-12-04.

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is 5 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Dec 4, 2025

4 months ago

5mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)'s cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)'s cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (131,100 tokens)
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2025 score (72.1% vs 6.7%)
Higher GPQA score (53.4% vs 24.8%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (54.8% vs 13.2%)

Detailed Comparison

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512)

Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%. Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) scores AIME 2024: 77.5%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 54.8%, GPQA: 53.4%.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) supports 131K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Min istral 3 (3B Reasoning 2512) is developed by Mistral AI.