Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2). 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
Multiverse ComputingQuasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.70
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)Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.926.7+200.0% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 3.0× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.75s15.88s−72.5% Quasar 438B (Max, Bas… is 72.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$0.11 / $0.33
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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