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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Comparing Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning
xAI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
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2,000,000

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview · 0 for Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoningdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning specifies input context (2,000,000 tokens). Only Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning specifies output context (30,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning support multimodal inputs.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning uses a proprietary license.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Gemma

Open weights

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning was released on 2025-11-17.

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is 6 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

Nov 17, 2025

10 months ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (Google) and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning in benchmarks?

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 context window sizes for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning supports 2.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning?

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

Who makes Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Grok-4.1 Fast Non-Reasoning is developed by xAI.

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