Compare/Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) vs o3

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)vso3

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

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Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

o3

Input
$2/M
Output
$8/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
6.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)
Faster (tok/s)
o3
Lower Latency
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)
Benchmarks (0-11)
o3

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)o3
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)$0.00
o3$2.80

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)
o3
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)
o3
6.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
4.630.4
Coding Index
Math Index
88.3
GPQA Diamond
27.8%82.7%
MMLU-Pro
48.3%85.3%
LiveCodeBench
13.8%80.8%
AIME 2025
88.3%
MATH-500
74.9%99.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%20.0%
SciCode
8.6%41.0%
IFBench
71.4%
TerminalBench
37.1%
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25)0 wins
11 winso3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) or o3?

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $3.50/M for o3.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

o3 wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

o3 generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 6.65s).

When should I use Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) vs o3?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 3n E4B Instruct Preview (May '25) for lower cost, o3 for stronger benchmark performance, and o3 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.