Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Grok 3

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Grok 3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

GoogleGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
8.90
Total cost
$14.7
SpaceXAIGrok 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.10
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

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

MetricGemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)Grok 3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.912.1+36.0% Grok 3 is 36.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.72s7.57s−86.9% Grok 3 is 86.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$3.00 / $15.0
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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