Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Mercury 2 Comparison
Comparing Gemma 3n E4B Instructed and Mercury 2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Mercury 2 is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).
Mercury 2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($20.00/1M tokens) is 80.0x more expensive than Mercury 2 ($0.25/1M tokens).
For output processing, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed ($40.00/1M tokens) is 53.3x more expensive than Mercury 2 ($0.75/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is more expensive than Mercury 2.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Mercury 2 accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed's 32,000 tokens. Gemma 3n E4B Instructed can generate longer responses up to 32,000 tokens, while Mercury 2 is limited to 8,192 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mercury 2 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
Mercury 2
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Mercury 2 was released on 2026-02-24.
Mercury 2 is 8 months newer than Gemma 3n E4B Instructed.
Jun 26, 2025
8 months ago
Feb 24, 2026
2 weeks ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Mercury 2'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 Mercury 2's cutoff date.
Jun 2024
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Provider Availability
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is available from Together. Mercury 2 is available from Inception. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed
Mercury 2
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Mercury 2
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Detailed Comparison
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