Gemma 4 E2B vs GPT-5.5
Wins 0 of 8 areas
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Wins 7 of 8 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Images and charts · Math · Long documents · Following instructions
GPT-5.5 is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 23 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the eight areas we test. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video04GPT-5.54 of 4 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking03GPT-5.53 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software02GPT-5.52 of 2 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own02GPT-5.52 of 2 tests
- MathCompetition and research-level math01GPT-5.51 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01GPT-5.51 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked01GPT-5.51 of 1 test
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up11Even1 each
Math, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where GPT-5.5 pulls ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+68points ahead
- US invitational high-school math exam problemsAIME 2026+62.5points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+57.6points ahead
Where Gemma 4 E2B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+56.6points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 23 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingGPT-5.5
- Terminal-Bench HardGPT-5.5 by 57.6360.6+57.6
- SciCodeGPT-5.5 by 34.920.955.8+34.9
AgentsGPT-5.5
- GDPValGPT-5.5 by 42.7042.7+42.7
- τ-Bench V3 · BankingGPT-5.5 by 34.54.539+34.5
ReasoningGPT-5.5
- GPQA DiamondGPT-5.5 by 50.243.393.5+50.2
- Humanity's Last ExamGPT-5.5 by 414.845.8+41
- CritPtGPT-5.5 by 27.1027.1+27.1
FactsEven
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 4 E2B by 56.667.611+56.6
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyGPT-5.5 by 51.46.658+51.4
Images and chartsGPT-5.5
- MathVistaGPT-5.5 by 46.437.884.2+46.4
- MMMU-ProGPT-5.5 by 35.344.679.9+35.3
- BLINKGPT-5.5 by 33.145.278.3+33.1
- OCRBenchv2GPT-5.5 by 16.444.761.1+16.4
Other results7 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)GPT-5.5 by 73.120.893.9+73.1
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGPT-5.5 by 67.77.274.9+67.7
- AA-OmniscienceGPT-5.5 by 44.1-23.620.5+44.1
- AA Agentic IndexGPT-5.5 by 35.81.537.3+35.8
- SimpleVQAGPT-5.5 by 31.327.358.6+31.3
- AA IntelligenceGPT-5.5 by 30.67.838.4+30.6
- RealWorldQAGPT-5.5 by 22.26082.2+22.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 E2B or GPT-5.5?
GPT-5.5 wins seven of the eight areas we test: coding, agents, reasoning, images and charts, math, long documents and following instructions. Gemma 4 E2B wins none. They are level on facts.
Which is better for coding?
GPT-5.5. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Gemma 4 E2B wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 23 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 16 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 7 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.