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Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B

Gemini 3.8 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Gemini 3.8 Flash holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#11 vs #195); Gemma 3 4B is 37.5× cheaper per output token ($0.10/1M vs $3.75/1M); and Gemini 3.8 Flash offers the longer context window (1M vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemini 3.8 Flash if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #11 against #195 (76.4 vs 10.4 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • AA Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 58.7 against 1.0.
  • AA Terminal-Bench 2.1 is your yardstick — 87.6% against 0.4%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 47.8% against 5.3%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemini 3.8 Flash was listed 2 September 2026, Gemma 3 4B 13 March 2025.

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.10/1M output tokens against $3.75/1M, about 37.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.05/1M against $0.75/1M.

Gemini 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemma 3 4B
FieldGemini 3.8 FlashGoogleGemma 3 4BGoogle
ModelCap Index position#11#195
Index score76.410.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.75$0.05
Output price / 1M tokens$3.75$0.10
Context window1M tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens66K16K
API providers listed21
Weight accessAPI onlyGated access
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, File, AudioText, Image
First listed2 September 202613 March 2025
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 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 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B

Public benchmark boards where Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemma 3 4B has a published result
BoardGemini 3.8 FlashGemma 3 4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—12741250–1298Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—19.6PromptOnly one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis58.7intelligence-index1.0intelligence-indexGemini 3.8 Flash
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis87.6%terminal-bench-2.10.4%terminal-bench-2.1Gemini 3.8 Flash
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—5.0%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis47.8%humanitys-last-exam5.3%humanitys-last-examGemini 3.8 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 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B: common questions

Is Gemini 3.8 Flash better than Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #11 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 3.8 Flash cheaper than Gemma 3 4B?

Gemma 3 4B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.10/1M against $3.75/1M. Input tokens are $0.75/1M for Gemini 3.8 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 3.8 Flash or Gemma 3 4B?

Gemini 3.8 Flash has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemma 3 4B?

AA Terminal-Bench 2.1: Gemini 3.8 Flash 87.6%, Gemma 3 4B 0.4% — Gemini 3.8 Flash leads.

Are Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemma 3 4B open-weight models?

Gemini 3.8 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 3.8 Flash and Gemma 3 4B?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Gemini 3.8 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 3.8 Flash vs Gemma 3 4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 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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