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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs North Micro Vision Instruct

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -5.4 to -10.9.

Google · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the overall LLM Stats Score -5.4 to -10.9, ranking #379 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed wins 2; 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

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • overall performance matters — it scores -5.4 and ranks #379 on LLM Stats
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
-10.9
#392
-5.4
#379
-11.3
#384
-8.0
#379
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
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Output price
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
North Micro Vision Instruct
-8.0#336
-12.7#338
-9.7#234
-12.4#235
-9.7#215
-12.4#216
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

18 reported for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

2 shared

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 2 benchmarks (MMLU, MMLU-Pro), while North Micro Vision Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Oct 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

5.6B diff

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has 5.6B more parameters than North Micro Vision Instruct, making it 233.3% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and North Micro Vision Instruct 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

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while North Micro Vision Instruct 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

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

North Micro Vision Instruct is 14 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.3 years ago

North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

2 months ago

1.1yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while North Micro Vision Instruct'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 North Micro Vision Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

North Micro Vision Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and North Micro Vision Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
✓ Preferred
North Micro Vision Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or North Micro Vision Instruct?

North Micro Vision Instruct leads the LLM Stats Score -5.4 to -10.9. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to North Micro Vision Instruct 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%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-10.9 vs -5.4), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.