Gemma 4 E4B vs Ministral 3 3B
Wins 5 of 7 areas
Coding · Facts · Images and charts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 7 areas
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Gemma 4 E4B 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 seven areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software30Gemma 4 E4B3 of 3 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 2 tests · 1 tie
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Gemma 4 E4B1 of 1 test
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own00Even0 each · 3 ties
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking11Even1 each · 1 tie
Images and charts, 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.
Gemma 4 E4B costs 40% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Gemma 4 E4B pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+49.3points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+21.8points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+17.4points ahead
Where Ministral 3 3B pulls ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.6points 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.
CodingGemma 4 E4B
- SciCodeGemma 4 E4B by 9.124.415.3+9.1
- Terminal-Bench HardGemma 4 E4B by 8.38.30+8.3
- Terminal-Bench 2.1Gemma 4 E4B by 1.91.90+1.9
AgentsEven
- τ-Bench V3 · Bankingtie5.44.7tie
- GDPValtie00tie
- Terminal-Bench 4.0tie00tie
ReasoningEven
- GPQA DiamondGemma 4 E4B by 21.857.635.8+21.8
- Humanity's Last ExamMinistral 3 3B by 1.63.85.4+1.6
- CritPttie0.60tie
FactsGemma 4 E4B
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationGemma 4 E4B by 49.369.119.8+49.3
- AA-Omniscience · Accuracytie8.69tie
Following instructionsGemma 4 E4B
- IFBenchGemma 4 E4B by 17.444.226.8+17.4
Other results9 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.
- AA-OmniscienceGemma 4 E4B by 44.3-19.7-64+44.3
- ChartQA TestMinistral 3 3B by 3742.179.1+37
- HallusionBenchMinistral 3 3B by 15.449.865.2+15.4
- OCRBench v2_enGemma 4 E4B by 7.448.841.4+7.4
- MMMBGemma 4 E4B by 780.473.4+7
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexGemma 4 E4B by 4.69.44.8+4.6
- AA IntelligenceGemma 4 E4B by 4.18.94.8+4.1
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Ministral 3 3B by 4.120.824.9+4.1
- DocVQA-valMinistral 3 3B by 2.287.489.6+2.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Gemma 4 E4B or Ministral 3 3B?
Gemma 4 E4B wins five of the seven areas where both have results: coding, facts, images and charts, long documents and following instructions. Ministral 3 3B wins none. They are level on agents and reasoning.
Which is better for coding?
Gemma 4 E4B. It wins 3 of the 3 coding tests both models report; Ministral 3 3B wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Gemma 4 E4B costs $0.02 per million input tokens and $0.10 per million output tokens; Ministral 3 3B costs $0.10 and $0.10. That makes Gemma 4 E4B about 40% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 23 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 14 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 9 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.