google/gemma-3-4b-it 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-it 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 Guard 4 12B | Meta | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.18 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | Mistral: Ministral 3 3B 2512 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → |
| 6 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.40 Budget | vs → |
| 7 | Mistral: Mistral Medium 3.1 | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.40 Budget | vs → |
| 8 | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.03 Budget | vs → |
| 9 | Mistral: Mistral Small 3.2 24B | Mistral AI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 10 | OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini | OpenAI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 11 | OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | OpenAI | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | Qwen: Qwen VL Plus | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.14 Budget | vs → |
| 13 | Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 128K Long context (128K+) | $0.20 Budget | vs → |
| 14 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.26 Budget | vs → |
| 15 | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Qwen | shares structured-output, vision · similar price tier | 131K Long context (128K+) | $0.13 Budget | vs → |