Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Gemma 3 4B
Gemma 3 4B costs 133.3x less per output token than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($0.075 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 5 benchmarks have a result for both.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Gemma 3 4B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
- Shared results
- 5
- Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 only
- 9
- Gemma 3 4B only
- 34
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Gemma 3 4B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 4.8.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 3 4B
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $0.0063, Gemma 3 4B $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 not benchmarked, Gemma 3 4B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Coding, 66.6 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run): Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 77.8% against Gemma 3 4B 11.2%, 66.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 $10.00 against Gemma 3 4B $0.075 per million output tokens, 133.3x apart.
- Context window
- Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 takes 1.05M tokens, Gemma 3 4B 131K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Bars | Gemma 3 4B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 5 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 83.1% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 2.7 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 79.2% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 77.8% | 11.2% | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 0.8% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| GSO-Bench | 3.9% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1230 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1269 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 4.8 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 115.9 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 5.0% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| METR time horizons | 55.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Remote Labor Index | 0.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| DeepResearch Bench | 42.8% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.6% | 29.1% | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 19.9% | 5.3% | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 84.8% | 23.2% | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
| SimpleBench | 62.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| VPCT | 46.4% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1253 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1223 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1253 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 12.7 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 12.7% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 7.5% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1239 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1256 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 85.8% | 41.7% | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1306 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1342 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1327 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1311 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index16 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 28.3% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 6.7% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 50.9% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 2.8% | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 91.7% | Not measured | Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1291 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1239 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1270 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1300 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1273 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1281 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1294 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1255 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1273 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1288 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1233 | Only Gemma 3 4B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Gemma 3 4B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Gemma 3 4B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Gemma 3 4B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Gemma 3 4B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 | Google Gemma 3 4B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ||
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | June 5, 2025 | March 13, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $0.045 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.075 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 better than Gemma 3 4B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 for a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Gemma 3 4B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Gemma 3 4B costs $0.045 and $0.075. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 or Gemma 3 4B?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Gemma 3 4B comparison based on?
5 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Gemma 3 4B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.