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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Mistral Small

Comparing Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Google · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Small 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 want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Mistral Small

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.20/M input and $0.60/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Mistral Small
Mistral AI
Benchmark wins
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Input price
— / M
$0.20 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
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32,768

Individual benchmarks

28 reported for Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview · 0 for Mistral Small

No common benchmarks found

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Mistral Smalldon'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

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

20.1B diff

Mistral Small has 20.1B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 1051.8% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
22.0Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
22.0B
Mistral Small

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Mistral Small specifies input context (32,768 tokens). Only Mistral Small specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Small
Input32,768 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mistral Small 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 Small

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Mistral Small uses Mistral Research 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

Mistral Small

Mistral Research License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Mistral Small was released on 2024-09-17.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 8 months newer than Mistral Small.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

8mo newer
Mistral Small

Sep 17, 2024

2.0 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 Small'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 Small's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Mistral Small

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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 Small side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
✓ Preferred
Mistral Small
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FAQ

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

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview (Google) and Mistral Small (Mistral AI) 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 Mistral Small 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 Mistral Small?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Mistral Small supports 33K 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 Small?

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

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

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

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