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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 vs Gemma 3 4B IT

Gemma 3 4B IT comes out ahead, 36 to 22 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Mistral AI

    Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3

    Released May 22, 2024

    22/100
    • ECI109.0
    • Price—
    • Context33K
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  2. Our pick

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    Gemma 3 4B IT

    Released Mar 12, 2025

    36/100
    • ECI115.8
    • Price$0.05 / $0.10
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Gemma 3 4B IT

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01 — Verdict

Gemma 3 4B IT is our pick

Gemma 3 4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (22). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

  • CapabilityGemma 3 4B ITCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 3 4B IT 115.8 · Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 109.0
  • Lowest priceGemma 3 4B ITGemma 3 4B IT $0.063 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 unpriced
  • Longest contextGemma 3 4B ITGemma 3 4B IT 131,072 · Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemma 3 4B ITMistral 7B Instruct v0.3: Text · Gemma 3 4B IT: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMistral 7B Instruct v0.3Gemma 3 4B IT
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)67%2634
Inputs & features20%2550
Context window13%025
Overall100%22/10036/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: 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.

Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 vs Gemma 3 4B IT specifications side by side
SpecificationMistral 7B Instruct v0.3Mistral AIGemma 3 4B ITGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)109.0115.8 (best)
ECI rank#164 of 165#163 of 165 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions15.2%23.2% (best)
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics0.3%7.5% (best)
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 9 providers
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Open
API model ID——
API providers110 (best)
ReleasedMay 22, 2024Mar 12, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Aug 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.

  • Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3—
  • Gemma 3 4B IT$0.70
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 or Gemma 3 4B IT?

Gemma 3 4B IT is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 (22). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs capability 67%, inputs & features 20%, context window 13%.

Which is cheaper, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 or Gemma 3 4B IT?

Gemma 3 4B IT is cheaper at $0.05 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 9 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.063 per million tokens for Gemma 3 4B IT versus . Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemma 3 4B IT scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemma 3 4B IT 115.8 (#163 of 165) and Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 109.0 (#164 of 165). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (97.9–123.8 vs 98.5–112.7), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemma 3 4B IT 23.2%, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 15.2%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — Gemma 3 4B IT 7.5%, Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 0.3%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 and Gemma 3 4B IT yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemma 3 4B IT leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemma 3 4B IT has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 32,768 for Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3. Maximum output per response: Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 up to 32,768, Gemma 3 4B IT up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 accepts text; Gemma 3 4B IT accepts text and images. Gemma 3 4B IT handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Gemma 3 4B IT is the newest, released Mar 12, 2025. Mistral 7B Instruct v0.3 came out May 22, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Gemma 3 4B IT Aug 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.

05 — Keep comparing

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