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Gemma 4 31B vs gemma 4 E4B it

Gemma 4 31B (Google) and gemma 4 E4B 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 31B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#27 vs #98).

Which should you choose?

Choose Gemma 4 31B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #27 against #98 (69.7 vs 41.1 points).
  • you want provider choice — 13 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Gemma 4 31B was listed 2 April 2026, gemma 4 E4B it 2 March 2026.

Choose gemma 4 E4B it if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which gemma 4 E4B it leads Gemma 4 31B for this pair.

Gemma 4 31B vs gemma 4 E4B it: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Gemma 4 31B and gemma 4 E4B it
FieldGemma 4 31BGooglegemma 4 E4B itGoogle
ModelCap Index position#27#98
Index score69.741.1
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.09Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.34Unlisted
Context window262K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed130
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesImage, Text, VideoText, Image, Audio
First listed2 April 20262 March 2026
PublisherGoogleGoogle

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · publisher-corpus-prior over 182 held-out anchors (7%); launch card against 3 resolved peers on 5 rows (93%); no cross-lab optimism probe available; shrunk 1.7 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Gemma 4 31B vs gemma 4 E4B it

Public benchmark boards where Gemma 4 31B or gemma 4 E4B it has a published result
BoardGemma 4 31Bgemma 4 E4B itLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14991484–1514—Only one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis29.2%terminal-bench:2.1:terminus-2:e2b:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis65.5%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.8%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning)":reasoning=false—Only one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench37.6—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 4 31B vs gemma 4 E4B it: common questions

Is Gemma 4 31B better than gemma 4 E4B it?

Gemma 4 31B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #27 against #98. 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 4 31B cheaper than gemma 4 E4B 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 4 31B or gemma 4 E4B it?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Gemma 4 31B or gemma 4 E4B 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 4 31B and gemma 4 E4B it open-weight models?

Gemma 4 31B: Open weights. gemma 4 E4B 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 4 31B and gemma 4 E4B it?

ModelCap currently lists 13 API providers for Gemma 4 31B and 0 for gemma 4 E4B it, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Gemma 4 31B vs gemma 4 E4B 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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