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Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL (Aisingapore) and Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT (Aisingapore) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#110 vs #149); and Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL leads Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT for this pair.

Choose Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #110 against #149 (38.1 vs 18.1 points).
  • you want to self-host: Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT ships open weights while Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL is restricted license.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT was listed 18 May 2026, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL 5 February 2026.

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT
FieldGemma SEA LION v4 4B VLAisingaporeGemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B ITAisingapore
ModelCap Index position#149#110
Index score18.138.1
EvidenceInheritedInherited
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window— tokens— tokens
Max output tokens——
API providers listed00
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Audio
First listed5 February 202618 May 2026
PublisherAisingaporeAisingapore

Evidence: finetune of google/gemma-3-4b-it · finetune (100%) · finetune of google/gemma-4-E2B-it · finetune (100%). Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT

Neither model has a published result on a public benchmark board ModelCap tracks yet.

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT: common questions

Is Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL better than Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT?

Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #110 against #149. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL cheaper than Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT open-weight models?

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL: Restricted license. Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and 0 for Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs Gemma SEA LION v4.5 E2B IT comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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