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Gemma 3 4B vs o3 Mini

Updated October 21, 2026. 36 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace Gemma 3 4B Replace o3 Mini
Gemma 3 4BGoogle
Coding
No data
Overall
4.8
Output $/M
$0.075
1
o3 MiniOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
12.5
Output $/M
$4.40
35
vs boards won of 36 shared

Decision reading

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Gemma 3 4B has the edge where output tokens cost 58.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model AGemma 3 4BGoogleNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel Bo3 MiniOpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
36
Gemma 3 4B only
3
o3 Mini only
34
Like-for-like categories
7 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemma 3 4B not benchmarked, o3 Mini not benchmarked.
Widest category
Math, 39.8 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
OTIS Mock AIME: Gemma 3 4B 7.5% against o3 Mini 76.9%, 69.4 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemma 3 4B $0.075 against o3 Mini $4.40 per million output tokens, 58.7x apart.
Context window
Gemma 3 4B takes 131K tokens, o3 Mini 200K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemma 3 4BBarso3 MiniTies
Coding04
Intelligence02
Agentic work01
Reasoning06
Math03
Knowledge14
General015
All shared boards135
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
Coding benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured60.4%Only o3 Mini measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured42.4%Only o3 Mini measured
SWE-bench LiteNot measured32.3%Only o3 Mini measured
AA Coding Index2.7Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured71.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)11.2%73.4%o3 Mini
SciCodeNot measured42.8%Only o3 Mini measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)0.8%6.8%o3 Mini
GSO-BenchNot measured1.3%Only o3 Mini measured
WeirdMLNot measured43.7%Only o3 Mini measured
CybenchNot measured22.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: coding12301378o3 Mini
LMArena Text: software and IT12691364o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
AA Intelligence Index4.812.5o3 Mini
Epoch Capabilities Index115.9140.2o3 Mini
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
τ²-Bench Telecom5.0%31.3%o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured75.5%Only o3 Mini measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)29.1%77.3%o3 Mini
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)5.3%12.0%o3 Mini
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)23.2%77.0%o3 Mini
ARC-AGINot measured34.5%Only o3 Mini measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured3.0%Only o3 Mini measured
SimpleBenchNot measured22.8%Only o3 Mini measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured15.0%Only o3 Mini measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured7.0%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts12531365o3 Mini
LMArena Text: expert12231364o3 Mini
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English12531375o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
Math benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
AIMENot measured86.5%Only o3 Mini measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured91.8%Only o3 Mini measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured91.3%Only o3 Mini measured
AA Math Index12.7Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)12.7%Not measuredOnly Gemma 3 4B measured
OTIS Mock AIME7.5%76.9%o3 Mini
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured18.6%Only o3 Mini measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured0.0%Only o3 Mini measured
MATH level 5Not measured96.5%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: math12391396o3 Mini
LMArena Text: mathematical work12561399o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index14
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
MMLU ProNot measured78.7%Only o3 Mini measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured71.5%Only o3 Mini measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured45.3%Only o3 Mini measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured69.4%Only o3 Mini measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured94.8%Only o3 Mini measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)41.7%80.2%o3 Mini
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured15.3%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: science13061339o3 Mini
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare13421330Gemma 3 4B
LMArena Text: legal and government13271328o3 Mini
LMArena Text: business and finance13111313o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index015
General benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
IFBench28.3%67.1%o3 Mini
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)6.7%43.0%o3 Mini
DTBench50.9%68.8%o3 Mini
LMCA2.8%19.0%o3 Mini
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured50.0%Only o3 Mini measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured61.7%Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text12911337o3 Mini
LMArena Text: instruction following12391337o3 Mini
LMArena Text: creative writing12701286o3 Mini
LMArena Text: English13001351o3 Mini
LMArena Text: non-English12731319o3 Mini
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1379Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: German12811303o3 Mini
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1286Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1313Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1334Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1321Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: Russian12941304o3 Mini
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1294Only o3 Mini measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn12551320o3 Mini
LMArena Text: longer queries12731343o3 Mini
LMArena Text: writing and language12881313o3 Mini
LMArena Text: entertainment and media12331283o3 Mini
Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
BenchmarkGemma 3 4Bo3 MiniLeader
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$0.0001Fits in one request
o3 Mini$0.0033Fits in one request

Gemma 3 4B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemma 3 4B$0.0025Fits in one request
o3 Mini$0.068Fits in one request

Gemma 3 4B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemma 3 4B$0.0097Exceeds the context window
o3 Mini$0.264Exceeds the context window

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.

Specifications of Gemma 3 4B and o3 Mini
SpecificationGoogle Gemma 3 4BOpenAI o3 Mini
MakerGoogleOpenAI
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedMarch 13, 2025January 31, 2025
Context window131K200K
Input $/Mtok$0.045$1.10
Output $/Mtok$0.075$4.40
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than o3 Mini for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Gemma 3 4B has the edge where output tokens cost 58.7x less, and where what matters is LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or o3 Mini?

Gemma 3 4B costs $0.045 per million input tokens and $0.075 per million output tokens; o3 Mini costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemma 3 4B or o3 Mini?

o3 Mini, with 200K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks is the Gemma 3 4B vs o3 Mini comparison based on?

36 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Gemma 3 4B's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and o3 Mini's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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