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Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs MediPhi PubMed

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL (Aisingapore) and MediPhi PubMed (Microsoft) 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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#188 vs #195); and MediPhi PubMed ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #188 against #195 (22.9 vs 22.9 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL was listed 5 February 2026, MediPhi PubMed 28 May 2025.

Choose MediPhi PubMed if…

  • you want to self-host: MediPhi PubMed ships open weights while Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL is restricted license.

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL vs MediPhi PubMed: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and MediPhi PubMed
FieldGemma SEA LION v4 4B VLAisingaporeMediPhi PubMedMicrosoft
ModelCap Index position#188#195
Index score22.922.9
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
First listed5 February 202628 May 2025
PublisherAisingaporeMicrosoft

Evidence: finetune of google/gemma-3-4b-it · finetune (100%) · finetune of microsoft/Phi-3.5-mini-instruct · 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 MediPhi PubMed

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 MediPhi PubMed: common questions

Is Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL better than MediPhi PubMed?

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #188 against #195. 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 MediPhi PubMed?

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 MediPhi PubMed?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL or MediPhi PubMed?

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 MediPhi PubMed open-weight models?

Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL: Restricted license. MediPhi PubMed: 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 MediPhi PubMed?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for Gemma SEA LION v4 4B VL and 0 for MediPhi PubMed, 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 MediPhi PubMed comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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