Compare/Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)vsGemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

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

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Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
35 tok/s
TTFT
0.97s
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Input
$2/M
Output
$12/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Benchmarks (1-10)
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 4 31B (Reasoning)Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$2
Output ($/M tokens)$0$12
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)$0.00
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)$3.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
35 tok/s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)
0.97s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
39.248.4
Coding Index
38.746.5
Math Index
95.7
GPQA Diamond
85.7%90.8%
MMLU-Pro
89.8%
LiveCodeBench
91.7%
AIME 2025
95.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
22.7%37.2%
SciCode
43.4%56.1%
IFBench
75.6%70.4%
TerminalBench
36.4%41.7%
Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning)1 wins
10 winsGemini 3 Pro Preview (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) or Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)?

Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $4.50/M for Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 35 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.97s).

When should I use Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) vs Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Gemini 3 Pro Preview (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.