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Gemma 3 4B vs GPT-5.2 Pro

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemma 3 4B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2 Pro wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Gemma 3 4B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2 Pro
Context Window
GPT-5.2 Pro
Speed
GPT-5.2 Pro

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.02$21.00 Gemma 3 4B
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.07$168.00 Gemma 3 4B
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Gemma 3 4B is 100% cheaper overall.

Gemma 3 4B Providers

Chutes $0.02 (Cheapest)
DeepInfra $0.04

GPT-5.2 Pro Providers

OpenAI $21.00 (Cheapest)

Benchmark Comparison

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Gemma 3 4B Wins
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GPT-5.2 Pro Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
6.351.2
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
2.948.7
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
12.799.0
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
41.787.4
GPQA
Graduate-level science
29.190.3
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
11.288.9
AIME
Competition math
6.3--
GPT-5.2 Pro significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemma 3 4B
96,000
tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro has a 76% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 ProWinner
Tokens/second34.9 tok/s98.3 tok/s
Time to First Token0.96s46.57s
GPT-5.2 Pro responds 182% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedMar 2025Dec 2025

Gemma 3 4B Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

GPT-5.2 Pro Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemma 3 4B has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Gemma 3 4B has cheaper output pricing at $0.07/M tokens.
GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 48.7, compared to Gemma 3 4B's score of 2.9.
Gemma 3 4B has a 96,000 token context window, while GPT-5.2 Pro has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemma 3 4B supports vision. GPT-5.2 Pro supports vision.