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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs gemma 3n E4B it

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (Google) and gemma 3n E4B it (Google) 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, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#33 vs #176); and Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite offers the longer context window (1M vs 33K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #33 against #176 (72.2 vs 28.5 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 33K.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1504 against 1307.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite was listed 21 July 2026, gemma 3n E4B it 3 June 2025.

Choose gemma 3n E4B it if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which gemma 3n E4B it leads Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for this pair.

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs gemma 3n E4B it: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and gemma 3n E4B it
FieldGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGooglegemma 3n E4B itGoogle
ModelCap Index position#33#176
Index score72.228.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$2.50Unlisted
Context window1M tokens33K tokens
Max output tokens66K—
API providers listed20
Weight accessAPI onlyGated access
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText, Image
First listed21 July 20263 June 2025
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs gemma 3n E4B it

Public benchmark boards where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or gemma 3n E4B it has a published result
BoardGemini 3.5 Flash Litegemma 3n E4B itLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15041496–151213071297–1317Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena AgentLMArena-15.3%-16.7%–-14.0%—Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation10.3%High—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis22.2intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecified—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis18.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite":reasoning=true—Only one result

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

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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs gemma 3n E4B it: common questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than gemma 3n E4B it?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #33 against #176. 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 do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite cheaper than gemma 3n E4B 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, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or gemma 3n E4B it?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 33K.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or gemma 3n E4B it?

Arena coding: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 1504, gemma 3n E4B it 1307 — Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads.

Are Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and gemma 3n E4B it open-weight models?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: API only. gemma 3n E4B it: Gated access. 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 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and gemma 3n E4B it?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 0 for gemma 3n E4B it, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs gemma 3n E4B it 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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