Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Step 3.5 Flash

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Step 3.5 Flash. 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
StepFunStep 3.5 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.60
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)Step 3.5 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.916.6+86.5% Step 3.5 Flash is 86.5% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$14.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)57.75s20.68s−64.2% Step 3.5 Flash is 64.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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