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Gemma 3 4B vs MediPhi Guidelines

Gemma 3 4B (Google) and MediPhi Guidelines (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 3 4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#186 vs #189); and MediPhi Guidelines ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #186 against #189 (24.1 vs 23.0 points).
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose MediPhi Guidelines if…

  • you want to self-host: MediPhi Guidelines ships open weights while Gemma 3 4B is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — MediPhi Guidelines was listed 30 May 2025, Gemma 3 4B 13 March 2025.

Gemma 3 4B vs MediPhi Guidelines: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 4B and MediPhi Guidelines
FieldGemma 3 4BGoogleMediPhi GuidelinesMicrosoft
ModelCap Index position#186#189
Index score24.123.0
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.10Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed13 March 202530 May 2025
PublisherGoogleMicrosoft

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 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 3 4B vs MediPhi Guidelines

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 4B or MediPhi Guidelines has a published result
BoardGemma 3 4BMediPhi GuidelinesLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)12741250–1297—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)19.6Prompt—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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Gemma 3 4B vs MediPhi Guidelines: common questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than MediPhi Guidelines?

Gemma 3 4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #186 against #189. 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 3 4B cheaper than MediPhi Guidelines?

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 3 4B or MediPhi Guidelines?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 4B or MediPhi Guidelines?

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 3 4B and MediPhi Guidelines open-weight models?

Gemma 3 4B: Gated access. MediPhi Guidelines: 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 3 4B and MediPhi Guidelines?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 4B and 0 for MediPhi Guidelines, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 3 4B vs MediPhi Guidelines 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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