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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Gemma 3n E4B IT vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct comes out ahead, 25 to 21 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Google

    Gemma 3n E4B IT

    Released Jun 26, 2025

    21/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context33K
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  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

    Released Sep 19, 2024

    25/100
    • ECI118.5
    • Price$0.05 / $0.10
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

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01 — Verdict

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is our pick

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 25/100 against Gemma 3n E4B IT (21). It leads on context window. Gemma 3n E4B IT wins on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.063 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Gemma 3n E4B IT unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen2.5 7B InstructQwen2.5 7B Instruct 131,072 · Gemma 3n E4B IT 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemma 3n E4B ITGemma 3n E4B IT: Text, Images, Audio · Qwen2.5 7B Instruct: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma 3n E4B ITQwen2.5 7B Instruct
Inputs & features60%3525
Context window40%025
Overall100%21/10025/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemma 3n E4B IT vs Qwen2.5 7B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma 3n E4B ITGoogleQwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—118.5
ECI rank—#159 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—35.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—2.5%
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.05
Output—$0.10
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$0.063
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Median of 3 providers
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenGemma Terms of UseOpenApache 2.0
API model ID——
API providers—4
ReleasedJun 26, 2025Sep 19, 2024
Knowledge cutoffJun 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemma 3n E4B IT—
  • Qwen2.5 7B Instruct$0.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma 3n E4B IT or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 25/100 against Gemma 3n E4B IT (21). It leads on context window. Gemma 3n E4B IT wins on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3n E4B IT or Qwen2.5 7B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.063 per million tokens for Qwen2.5 7B Instruct versus . Gemma 3n E4B IT has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma 3n E4B IT has not been scored yet and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has an ECI of 118.5.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma 3n E4B IT and Qwen2.5 7B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Gemma 3n E4B IT does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 32,768 for Gemma 3n E4B IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma 3n E4B IT up to 32,768, Qwen2.5 7B Instruct up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma 3n E4B IT accepts text, images and audio; Qwen2.5 7B Instruct accepts text. Gemma 3n E4B IT handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Gemma Terms of Use and Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Gemma 3n E4B IT is the newest, released Jun 26, 2025. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct came out Sep 19, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 3n E4B IT Jun 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.

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