Granite-4.0-H-Micro vs Gemma 4 E4B IT vs Voxtral Mini 3B 2507
Gemma 4 E4B IT comes out ahead, 76 to 62 and 61 on our weighted score.
IBMGranite-4.0-H-Micro
62/100- ECI—
- Price$0.018 / $0.115
- Context131K
- Our pick
GoogleGemma 4 E4B IT
76/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context131K
Mistral AIVoxtral Mini 3B 2507
61/100- ECI—
- Price$0.04 / $0.04
- Context33K
Gemma 4 E4B IT is our pick
Gemma 4 E4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (62) and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (61). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. 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 priceGemma 4 E4B IT and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Gemma 4 E4B IT $0.04 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 $0.04 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro $0.042 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGranite-4.0-H-Micro and Gemma 4 E4B ITGranite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · Gemma 4 E4B IT 131,072 · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsGemma 4 E4B ITGranite-4.0-H-Micro: Text · Gemma 4 E4B IT: Text, Images, Audio · Voxtral Mini 3B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Granite-4.0-H-Micro | Gemma 4 E4B IT | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 70 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 62/100 | 76/100 | 61/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Granite-4.0-H-MicroIBM | Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle | Voxtral Mini 3B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.018 (best) | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Output | $0.115 | $0.10 | $0.04 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.042 | $0.04 (best) | $0.04 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 2 providers | Median of 1 providers | Median of 2 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes | Yes |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Open | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 2 | 2 | 3 (best) |
| Released | Oct 2, 2025 | Apr 2, 2026 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.
- Granite-4.0-H-Micro$0.405
- Gemma 4 E4B IT$0.40
- Voxtral Mini 3B 2507$0.48
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Gemma 4 E4B IT or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?
Gemma 4 E4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (62) and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (61). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Gemma 4 E4B IT or Voxtral Mini 3B 2507?
Gemma 4 E4B IT is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 costs $0.04 input / $0.04 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers); Granite-4.0-H-Micro costs $0.018 input / $0.115 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Gemma 4 E4B IT versus $0.04 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 (1× as much) and $0.042 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Granite-4.0-H-Micro has not been scored yet, Gemma 4 E4B IT has not been scored yet and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Granite-4.0-H-Micro, Gemma 4 E4B IT and Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro and Gemma 4 E4B IT have the largest context windows (131,072 and 131,072 tokens), against 32,768 for Voxtral Mini 3B 2507. Maximum output per response: Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072, Gemma 4 E4B IT up to 8,192, Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text; Gemma 4 E4B IT accepts text, images and audio; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 accepts text and audio. Gemma 4 E4B IT handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Gemma 4 E4B IT is the newest, released Apr 2, 2026. Granite-4.0-H-Micro came out Oct 2, 2025; Voxtral Mini 3B 2507 came out Jul 15, 2025.
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.
