Gemma 3n E4B Instructed vs Phi 4 Mini Reasoning Comparison
Comparing Gemma 3n E4B Instructed and Phi 4 Mini Reasoning across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has 4.2B more parameters than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning, making it 110.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemma 3n E4B Instructed specifies input context (32,000 tokens). Only Gemma 3n E4B Instructed specifies output context (32,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed supports multimodal inputs, whereas Phi 4 Mini Reasoning 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
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is licensed under a proprietary license, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30.
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed is 2 months newer than Phi 4 Mini Reasoning.
Jun 26, 2025
8 months ago
1mo newerApr 30, 2025
10 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemma 3n E4B Instructed has a knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has a cutoff of 2025-02-01.
Phi 4 Mini Reasoning has more recent training data (up to 2025-02-01), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Gemma 3n E4B Instructed (2024-06-01).
Jun 2024
Feb 2025
8 mo newerOutputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
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Detailed Comparison
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