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Gemma 3 4B vs Mistral Nemo

Gemma 3 4B (Google) and Mistral Nemo (Mistral AI) 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 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Gemma 3 4B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#195 vs #228); Mistral Nemo is 3.3× cheaper per output token ($0.03/1M vs $0.10/1M); and Mistral Nemo ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 3 4B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #195 against #228 (10.9 vs 0.0 points).
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma 3 4B was listed 13 March 2025, Mistral Nemo 19 July 2024.

Choose Mistral Nemo if…

  • API cost matters — $0.03/1M output tokens against $0.10/1M, about 3.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.019/1M against $0.05/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Mistral Nemo ships open weights while Gemma 3 4B is gated access.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • BFCL V4 is your yardstick — 27.6 against 19.6.

Gemma 3 4B vs Mistral Nemo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 3 4B and Mistral Nemo
FieldGemma 3 4BGoogleMistral NemoMistral AI
ModelCap Index position#195#228
Index score10.90.0
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.05$0.019
Output price / 1M tokens$0.10$0.03
Context window131K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens16K16K
API providers listed14
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed13 March 202519 July 2024
PublisherGoogleMistral AI

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 3 4B vs Mistral Nemo

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 3 4B or Mistral Nemo has a published result
BoardGemma 3 4BMistral NemoLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)12741250–1298—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)19.6Prompt27.6Function callingMistral Nemo
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis1.0intelligence-index—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 Mistral Nemo: common questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than Mistral Nemo?

Gemma 3 4B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #195 against #228. 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 Gemma 3 4B cheaper than Mistral Nemo?

Mistral Nemo is cheaper on output tokens: $0.03/1M against $0.10/1M. Input tokens are $0.05/1M for Gemma 3 4B and $0.019/1M for Mistral Nemo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 4B or Mistral Nemo?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 3 4B or Mistral Nemo?

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 Mistral Nemo open-weight models?

Gemma 3 4B: Gated access. Mistral Nemo: 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 Mistral Nemo?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Gemma 3 4B and 4 for Mistral Nemo, 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 Mistral Nemo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 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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