Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.78.9−64.0% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 64.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$14.68— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.69s57.75s+355.1% Gemma 4 E4B (Reasonin… is 355.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.02 / $0.10
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech, Video
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