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Google · Released Apr 2, 2026

Gemma 4 E4B IT

Open Gemma instruction model for efficient chat and self-hosted deployments.

  • Open weights
  • Reasoning
  • Tool calling
  • Vision
  • Audio input
Capability
—No ECI score yet
Input
$0.11per 1M tokens
Output
$0.15per 1M tokens
Context
131K8K max output
Pricing

What it costs

Input
$0.11per million tokens
Output
$0.15per million tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.12cheaper than 89% of priced models

Typical monthly bills

Monthly usageEstimated cost
Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens$0.295
Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens$3.50
Production app250M input + 50M output tokens$35.00

Median of 2 paid API providers on models.dev.

Capability

Independent benchmarks

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Gemma 4 E4B IT yet.

Specifications

The details

Lab
Google
Released
Apr 2, 2026
Context window
131,072 tokens
Max output
8,192 tokens
Inputs
Text, Images, Audio
Output
Text
Reasoning
Always on
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Availability
2 API providerslisted on models.dev
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Questions

About Gemma 4 E4B IT

How much does Gemma 4 E4B IT cost?

Gemma 4 E4B IT costs $0.11 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $0.12 per million tokens, cheaper than 89% of the 360 priced models we track.

What is the context window of Gemma 4 E4B IT?

Gemma 4 E4B IT accepts up to 131,072 tokens per request and can write up to 8,192 tokens in one response.

How good is Gemma 4 E4B IT?

Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Gemma 4 E4B IT yet.

Is Gemma 4 E4B IT open source?

Yes. Google publishes the weights, so it can be downloaded and self-hosted.

What inputs does Gemma 4 E4B IT support?

Gemma 4 E4B IT accepts text, images and audio and replies in text. It is a reasoning model, supports tool calling and can return structured JSON output.

When was Gemma 4 E4B IT released?

Google released Gemma 4 E4B IT on Apr 2, 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Gemma 4 E4B IT?

The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Step 3.5 Flash 2603 (StepFun, $0.10 / $0.30), Seed 2.0 Mini (ByteDance Seed, $0.03 / $0.297), Laguna S 2.1 (Poolside, $0.10 / $0.20) and MiMo-V2.5 (Xiaomi, $0.14 / $0.28).