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Gemma 3 4B vs Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 4B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Gemma 3 4B
Context Window
Gemma 3 4B
Speed
Llama 3.2 3B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 4BLlama 3.2 3B Instruct
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 4BLlama 3.2 3B Instruct
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorGoogleMeta-llama
ReleasedMar 2025Sep 2024

Gemma 3 4B Modalities

Input
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Output
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Llama 3.2 3B Instruct Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.05/M tokens.
Gemma 3 4B has a 131,072 token context window, while Llama 3.2 3B Instruct has a 80,000 token context window.
Gemma 3 4B supports vision. Llama 3.2 3B Instruct does not support vision.