Compare/Gemma 3n E2B Instruct vs gpt-oss-120B (low)

Gemma 3n E2B Instructvsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Gemma 3n E2B Instruct

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
43 tok/s
TTFT
0.40s
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gpt-oss-120B (low)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
255 tok/s
TTFT
0.51s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-120B (low)
Lower Latency
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct
Benchmarks (1-11)
gpt-oss-120B (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3n E2B Instructgpt-oss-120B (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct$0.00
gpt-oss-120B (low)$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct
43 tok/s
gpt-oss-120B (low)
255 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct
0.40s
gpt-oss-120B (low)
0.51s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
4.824.5
Coding Index
2.215.5
Math Index
10.366.7
GPQA Diamond
22.9%67.2%
MMLU-Pro
37.8%77.5%
LiveCodeBench
9.5%70.7%
AIME 2025
10.3%66.7%
MATH-500
69.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.0%5.2%
SciCode
5.2%36.0%
IFBench
22.0%58.3%
TerminalBench
0.8%5.3%
Gemma 3n E2B Instruct1 wins
11 winsgpt-oss-120B (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E2B Instruct or gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Gemma 3n E2B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.26/M for gpt-oss-120B (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

gpt-oss-120B (low) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Gemma 3n E2B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-120B (low) generates tokens faster at 255 tok/s vs 43 tok/s. Gemma 3n E2B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.40s vs 0.51s).

When should I use Gemma 3n E2B Instruct vs gpt-oss-120B (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 3n E2B Instruct for lower cost, gpt-oss-120B (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-120B (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.