Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Phi-4 Mini Instruct. 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
MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
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)Phi-4 Mini InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.96.3−29.2% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 29.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.75s11.81s−79.5% Phi-4 Mini Instruct is 79.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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