Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Luna (Low)
Which is better for the money: Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) by Google or GPT-6 Luna (Low) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Luna (Low)
GPT-6 Luna (Low) vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning): 141.6% more intelligence, 27.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 88.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | GPT-6 Luna (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.9 | 21.5 | +141.6% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 2.4× more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $14.68 | $10.63 | −27.6% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 27.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 57.75s | 6.60s | −88.6% GPT-6 Luna (Low) is 88.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.02 / $0.10 | $0.10 / $0.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
- GPT-6 Luna (Low) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
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