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Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B

Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google) and Gemma 3 4B (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Gemini 3.7 Flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#14 vs #195); Gemma 3 4B is 18.8× cheaper per output token ($0.10/1M vs $1.88/1M); and Gemini 3.7 Flash offers the longer context window (1M vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemini 3.7 Flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #14 against #195 (73.1 vs 10.9 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 56.0 against 1.0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemini 3.7 Flash was listed 13 August 2026, Gemma 3 4B 13 March 2025.

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.10/1M output tokens against $1.88/1M, about 18.8× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.375/1M.

Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemini 3.7 Flash and Gemma 3 4B
FieldGemini 3.7 FlashGoogleGemma 3 4BGoogle
ModelCap Index position#14#195
Index score73.110.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.375$0.05
Output price / 1M tokens$1.88$0.10
Context window1M tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens66K16K
API providers listed21
Weight accessAPI onlyGated access
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText, Image
First listed13 August 202613 March 2025
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B

Public benchmark boards where Gemini 3.7 Flash or Gemma 3 4B has a published result
BoardGemini 3.7 FlashGemma 3 4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—12741250–1298Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena3.6%2.4%–4.8%High—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—19.6PromptOnly one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis56.0intelligence-index1.0intelligence-indexGemini 3.7 Flash

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 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B: common questions

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash better than Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 3.7 Flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #14 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.

Is Gemini 3.7 Flash cheaper than Gemma 3 4B?

Gemma 3 4B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.10/1M against $1.88/1M. Input tokens are $0.375/1M for Gemini 3.7 Flash and $0.05/1M for Gemma 3 4B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.7 Flash or Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 3.7 Flash has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.7 Flash or Gemma 3 4B?

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 Gemini 3.7 Flash and Gemma 3 4B open-weight models?

Gemini 3.7 Flash: API only. Gemma 3 4B: 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 3.7 Flash and Gemma 3 4B?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Gemini 3.7 Flash and 1 for Gemma 3 4B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemini 3.7 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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