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Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Phi 4 Mini

Phi 4 Mini shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Google · Microsoft · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 4 benchmarks (BoolQ, HellaSwag, PIQA, Winogrande), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 7 benchmarks (ARC-C, BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, Social IQa). Phi 4 Mini shows notably better performance in the majority of 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 Phi 4 Mini

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 7 of 11 shared benchmarks

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
Google
Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
Benchmark wins
4 of 11
7 of 11
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—
Released
May 2025
Feb 2025
License
Gemma
MIT

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

11 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview outperforms in 4 benchmarks (BoolQ, HellaSwag, PIQA, Winogrande), while Phi 4 Mini is better at 7 benchmarks (ARC-C, BIG-Bench Hard, GPQA, MGSM, MMLU, MMLU-Pro, Social IQa).

Phi 4 Mini shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1.9B diff

Phi 4 Mini has 1.9B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview, making it 101.0% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
1.9Bparameters
Microsoft
Phi 4 Mini
3.8Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
3.8B
Phi 4 Mini

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini 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

Phi 4 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is licensed under Gemma, while Phi 4 Mini uses MIT.

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

Phi 4 Mini

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview was released on 2025-05-20, while Phi 4 Mini was released on 2025-02-01.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is 4 months newer than Phi 4 Mini.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

May 20, 2025

1.3 years ago

3mo 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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview

Jun 2024

Phi 4 Mini

Jun 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Phi 4 Mini side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview
✓ Preferred
Phi 4 Mini
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FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview vs Phi 4 Mini.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview or Phi 4 Mini?

Phi 4 Mini shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview 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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview compare to Phi 4 Mini 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%. 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 E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Phi 4 Mini?

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

Who makes Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview and Phi 4 Mini?

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed LiteRT Preview is developed by Google and Phi 4 Mini is developed by Microsoft.

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