Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs. It handles context windows up to 128k tokens, understands over 140 languages, and offers improved math, reasoning, and chat capabilities, including structu…
Model details →google/gemma-3-4b-it vs OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)
google/gemma-3-4b-it wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. As their most advanced small model, it is many multiples more affordable than other recent frontier mo…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | google/gemma-3-4b-it | OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 128K | 🏆 google/gemma-3-4b-it |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.04 | $0.15 | 🏆 google/gemma-3-4b-it |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.08 | $0.60 | 🏆 google/gemma-3-4b-it |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is google/gemma-3-4b-it better than OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
google/gemma-3-4b-it wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between google/gemma-3-4b-it and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Input: $0.04 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.08 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do google/gemma-3-4b-it and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) support?
google/gemma-3-4b-it supports up to 131K tokens. OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both google/gemma-3-4b-it and OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) support tool calling?
google/gemma-3-4b-it: not advertised. OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18): yes.