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Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Google · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 Mini is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro). Phi 4 Mini 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 Phi 4 Mini

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 4 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
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Benchmark wins
0 of 4
4 of 4
Input price
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— / M
Output price
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— / M
Context window
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Released
Jun 2025
Feb 2025
License
Proprietary
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 Mini is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

Phi 4 Mini 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

4.2B diff

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has 4.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini, making it 108.3% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

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

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, 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

Proprietary

Closed source

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is 5 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

1.2 years ago

4mo 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

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 and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
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Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed or Phi 4 Mini?

Phi 4 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is made by Google and Phi 4 Mini is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed compare to Phi 4 Mini 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%. 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 and Phi 4 Mini?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed and Phi 4 Mini?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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