Google: Gemma 3 4B (free) alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
See also: Google: Gemma 3 4B (free) model details · Gemma family · Google provider page
Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.13 Budget | vs → |
| 2 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.08 Budget | vs → |
| 3 | Meta: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | Meta | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → |
| 4 | Meta: Llama 4 Maverick | Meta | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | Meta: Llama 4 Scout | Meta | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 328K Long context (128K+) | $0.08 Budget | vs → |
| 6 | Meta: Llama Guard 4 12B | Meta | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.18 Budget | vs → |
| 7 | Mistral: Ministral 3 14B 2512 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 8 | Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → |
| 9 | Mistral: Ministral 3 8B 2512 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 10 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.40 Budget | vs → |
| 11 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.40 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.03 Budget | vs → |
| 13 | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (free) | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.00 Budget | vs → |
| 14 | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | Mistral: Mistral Small 4 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 262K Long context (128K+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |