Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Gemma 3n E4b IT
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 7.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 8 categories and Gemma 3n E4b IT in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads 61.0 to 50.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 67.2% for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and 31.5% for Gemma 3n E4b IT.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper at $0.06 / $0.12 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $1.50 for Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 33K.
- Gemma 3n E4b IT has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||
| Noometry Index | 40.4 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2025-05-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 33K |
| Max output | 66K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | $0.06 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.12 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.5 (#179), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 36.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1269 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| SciCode | 41.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 29.9 (#72), Gemma 3n E4b IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.3 (#181), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.2 (#239)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | 31.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1284 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.45 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.5 (#82), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 32.5 (#186)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1427 | 1251 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.7 (#95), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 33.6 (#193)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1245 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 38.7 (#57), Gemma 3n E4b IT: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.5 (#82), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.5 (#179)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1410 | 1285 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1310 |
| LMArena French | 1423 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1312 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1411 | 1274 |
| LMArena Korean | 1393 | 1259 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1288 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1420 | 1305 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.9 (#126), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.3 (#205)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | 1255 |
Long Context Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#117), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1277 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 61.0 (#90), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.3 (#181)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1306 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1287 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1276 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Gemma 3n E4b IT?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.4 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3n E4b IT costs 7.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemma 3n E4b IT?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.12 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite lists at $0.25 and $1.50.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Gemma 3n E4b IT better for coding?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.5 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Gemma 3n E4b IT share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18.