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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

Google: Gemma 3n 4B vs Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.00Output delta: $0.01Monthly delta: $0.60

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Google: Gemma 3n 4B is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricGoogle: Gemma 3n 4BMeta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Developergooglemeta-llama
Context Window32,76816,384
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0200$0.0200
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$0.0400$0.0500
Projected Monthly Cost$4.80$5.40
Vision❌ No❌ No
Tool Calling❌ No✅ Yes
Structured Output❌ No✅ Yes
Reasoning❌ No❌ No
MMLU Score48.847.6
GPQA29.625.9

Price History

Google: Gemma 3n 4B Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0200$0.0300$0.0400Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0200

Current Output / 1M

$0.0400

Price History

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$0.0200$0.0350$0.0500Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0200

Current Output / 1M

$0.0500

Cost Calculator

Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.

01.0B
0500M

Google: Gemma 3n 4B

$4.80

per month

Lower cost

Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

$5.40

per month

Live Recommendation

Google: Gemma 3n 4B is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Google: Gemma 3n 4B saves $0.60/mo at this workload
Open Google: Gemma 3n 4B model pageOpen Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct model page

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FAQ

Common questions for Google: Gemma 3n 4B vs Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: Google: Gemma 3n 4B or Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Google: Gemma 3n 4B is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: Google: Gemma 3n 4B or Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Google: Gemma 3n 4B is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.01 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between Google: Gemma 3n 4B and Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

$0.60 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between Google: Gemma 3n 4B and Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.