Compare/Gemma 3n E4B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B

Gemma 3n E4B InstructvsLlama 3.2 Instruct 1B

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

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Gemma 3n E4B Instruct

Input
$0.02/M
Output
$0.04/M
Speed
27 tok/s
TTFT
0.30s
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Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.1/M
Speed
91 tok/s
TTFT
0.42s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B
Lower Latency
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
Benchmarks (11-1)
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 3n E4B InstructLlama 3.2 Instruct 1B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.02$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.04$0.1
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct$0.02
Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B$0.11

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
27 tok/s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B
91 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct
0.30s
Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B
0.42s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
6.46.3
Coding Index
4.20.6
Math Index
14.30.0
GPQA Diamond
29.6%19.6%
MMLU-Pro
48.8%20.0%
LiveCodeBench
14.6%1.9%
AIME 2025
14.3%0.0%
MATH-500
77.1%14.0%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.4%5.3%
SciCode
8.1%1.7%
IFBench
27.9%22.8%
TerminalBench
2.3%0.0%
Gemma 3n E4B Instruct11 wins
1 winsLlama 3.2 Instruct 1B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E4B Instruct or Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B?

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.03/M tokens vs $0.10/M for Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E4B Instruct wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B generates tokens faster at 91 tok/s vs 27 tok/s. Gemma 3n E4B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.30s vs 0.42s).

When should I use Gemma 3n E4B Instruct vs Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 3n E4B Instruct for lower cost, Gemma 3n E4B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Llama 3.2 Instruct 1B for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.