Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs LongCat-Flash-Lite

LongCat-Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LongCat-Flash-Lite is 142.9x cheaper per token.

Want to compare interactively?Try the playground

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while LongCat-Flash-Lite is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).

LongCat-Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

LongCat-Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($20.00/1M tokens) is 200.0x more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($40.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Lite.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Input tokens$20.00
Output tokens$40.00
Best providerTogether
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerMeituan
Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue→

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

60.5B diff

LongCat-Flash-Lite has 60.5B more parameters than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed, making it 756.3% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
68.5Bparameters
8.0B
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
68.5B
LongCat-Flash-Lite

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

LongCat-Flash-Lite accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's 32,000 tokens. LongCat-Flash-Lite can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Input32,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite
Input256,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas LongCat-Flash-Lite does not.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while LongCat-Flash-Lite uses MIT.

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

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

LongCat-Flash-Lite

MIT

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while LongCat-Flash-Lite was released on 2026-02-05.

LongCat-Flash-Lite is 7 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

LongCat-Flash-Lite

Feb 5, 2026

2 months ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while LongCat-Flash-Lite's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without LongCat-Flash-Lite's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

Jun 2024

LongCat-Flash-Lite

—

Provider Availability

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is available from Together. LongCat-Flash-Lite is available from Meituan.

Gemma 3n E4B Instructed

together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $20.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $40.00/1M

LongCat-Flash-Lite

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?Start an Issue discussion→

Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Meituan
Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher AIME 2025 score (63.2% vs 11.6%)
Higher GPQA score (66.8% vs 23.7%)
Higher MMLU score (85.5% vs 64.9%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (78.3% vs 50.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs LongCat-Flash-Lite

LongCat-Flash-Lite significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is made by Google and LongCat-Flash-Lite is made by Meituan. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed scores HumanEval: 75.0%, MGSM: 67.0%, MMLU: 64.9%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 64.5%, MBPP: 63.6%. LongCat-Flash-Lite scores MATH-500: 96.8%, MMLU: 85.5%, CMMLU: 82.5%, MMLU-Pro: 78.3%, Tau2 Retail: 73.1%.
LongCat-Flash-Lite is 200.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed costs $20.00/M input and $40.00/M output via together. LongCat-Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via meituan.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports 32K tokens and LongCat-Flash-Lite supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (32K vs 256K), input pricing ($20.00 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs MIT). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is developed by Google and LongCat-Flash-Lite is developed by Meituan.