Compare/Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs gpt-oss-120b (high)

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)vsgpt-oss-120b (high)

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

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Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
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gpt-oss-120b (high)

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.6/M
Speed
275 tok/s
TTFT
0.53s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
gpt-oss-120b (high)
Lower Latency
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-11)
gpt-oss-120b (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)gpt-oss-120b (high)
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0.6
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)$0.00
gpt-oss-120b (high)$0.21

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
gpt-oss-120b (high)
275 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
gpt-oss-120b (high)
0.53s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
18.833.3
Coding Index
13.728.6
Math Index
93.4
GPQA Diamond
57.6%78.2%
MMLU-Pro
80.8%
LiveCodeBench
87.8%
AIME 2025
93.4%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%18.5%
SciCode
24.4%38.9%
IFBench
44.2%69.0%
TerminalBench
8.3%23.5%
Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)0 wins
11 winsgpt-oss-120b (high)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) or gpt-oss-120b (high)?

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.00/M tokens vs $0.26/M for gpt-oss-120b (high).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

gpt-oss-120b (high) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

gpt-oss-120b (high) generates tokens faster at 275 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.53s).

When should I use Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs gpt-oss-120b (high)?

Choose based on your priorities: Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) for lower cost, gpt-oss-120b (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and gpt-oss-120b (high) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.