Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Step 5 Preview

Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) vs Step 5 Preview. 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)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.90
Total cost
-
StepFunStep 5 PreviewOff the frontier
Intelligence
43.70
Total cost
$925
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 5 PreviewDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)8.943.7+391.0% Step 5 Preview is 4.9× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$924.68— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)55.37s33.68s−39.2% Step 5 Preview is 39.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.02 / $0.10$1.00 / $2.70
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText, Image
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