Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Solar Pro 3
Which is better for the money: Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) by Google or Solar Pro 3 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning)
Solar Pro 3 vs Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning): 12.4% less intelligence, 984.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 67.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | Solar Pro 3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 8.9 | 7.8 | −12.4% Solar Pro 3 is 12.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $14.68 | $159.22 | +984.6% Solar Pro 3 is 11× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 57.75s | 18.94s | −67.2% Solar Pro 3 is 67.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.02 / $0.10 | $0.15 / $0.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
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.
- Solar Pro 3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
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