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gemma 3n E4B it vs gemma 4 E2B it

gemma 3n E4B it (Google) and gemma 4 E2B 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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, gemma 4 E2B it holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#106 vs #142); and gemma 4 E2B it ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose gemma 3n E4B it if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which gemma 3n E4B it leads gemma 4 E2B it for this pair.

Choose gemma 4 E2B it if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #106 against #142 (39.3 vs 23.5 points).
  • you want to self-host: gemma 4 E2B it ships open weights while gemma 3n E4B it is gated access.
  • you want the more recently listed model — gemma 4 E2B it was listed 2 March 2026, gemma 3n E4B it 3 June 2025.

gemma 3n E4B it vs gemma 4 E2B it: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of gemma 3n E4B it and gemma 4 E2B it
Fieldgemma 3n E4B itGooglegemma 4 E2B itGoogle
ModelCap Index position#142#106
Index score23.539.3
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Output price / 1M tokensUnlistedUnlisted
Context window33K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens
API providers listed00
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Audio
First listed3 June 20252 March 2026
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (9%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 5 rows (91%); no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 2.7 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: gemma 3n E4B it vs gemma 4 E2B it

Public benchmark boards where gemma 3n E4B it or gemma 4 E2B it has a published result
Boardgemma 3n E4B itgemma 4 E2B itLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13071297–1318Only 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 3n E4B it vs gemma 4 E2B it: common questions

Is gemma 3n E4B it better than gemma 4 E2B it?

gemma 4 E2B it ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #106 against #142. 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 gemma 3n E4B it cheaper than gemma 4 E2B 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, gemma 3n E4B it or gemma 4 E2B it?

Both publish a 33K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, gemma 3n E4B it or gemma 4 E2B it?

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 3n E4B it and gemma 4 E2B it open-weight models?

gemma 3n E4B it: Gated access. gemma 4 E2B it: 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 3n E4B it and gemma 4 E2B it?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for gemma 3n E4B it and 0 for gemma 4 E2B it, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this gemma 3n E4B it vs gemma 4 E2B it comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 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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