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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral NeMo Instruct

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral NeMo Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MMLU, Natural Questions, TriviaQA, Winogrande). Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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

Choose Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

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

Choose Mistral NeMo Instruct

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 5 of 5 shared benchmarks

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
0 of 5
5 of 5
Input price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.15 / M
Context window
—
128,000
Released
May 2025
Jul 2024
License
Gemma
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mistral NeMo Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MMLU, Natural Questions, TriviaQA, Winogrande).

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

10.1B diff

Mistral NeMo Instruct has 10.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 528.3% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
12.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
12.0B
Mistral NeMo Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Mistral NeMo Instruct specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral NeMo Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Aug 26 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral NeMo Instruct does not.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Mistral NeMo Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

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

Mistral NeMo Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Mistral NeMo Instruct was released on 2024-07-18.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 10 months newer than Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

10mo newer
Mistral NeMo Instruct

Jul 18, 2024

2.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Mistral NeMo Instruct'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 Mistral NeMo Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Mistral NeMo Instruct

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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 Mistral NeMo Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
✓ Preferred
Mistral NeMo Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral NeMo Instruct.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Mistral NeMo Instruct?

Mistral NeMo Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is made by Google and Mistral NeMo Instruct is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Mistral NeMo Instruct 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%. Mistral NeMo Instruct scores HellaSwag: 83.5%, Winogrande: 76.8%, TriviaQA: 73.8%, CommonSenseQA: 70.4%, MMLU: 68.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral NeMo Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral NeMo Instruct supports 128K 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 Mistral NeMo Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral NeMo Instruct?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Mistral NeMo Instruct is developed by Mistral AI.

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