Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free)
Analysis Summary
Gemma 3n 4B is Google's free compact model for lightweight text generation. It has a small 8K context window and limited measured reasoning and coding capability. The available results also indicate weak performance on instruction following and terminal-oriented tasks, with no documented tool or function-calling support in this listing.
It can serve simple classification, short rewriting, basic tagging, and low-risk local experiments where cost is the primary constraint. The narrow context makes it unsuitable for long documents, codebases, detailed briefs, or complex client-facing content. Quality control should be built into any workflow that exposes its output externally.
Use it for basic volume tasks or prototyping only. More capable low-cost models are preferable when tool use, consistency, or richer reasoning is required.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Gemma 3n 4B is a free, compact model for simple text tasks, but its measured reasoning, coding, instruction following, and tool-use performance are limited. The 8K context window further restricts document-heavy workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Gemma 3n 4B is a free, compact model for simple text tasks, but its measured reasoning, coding, instruction following, and tool-use performance are limited. The 8K context window further restricts document-heavy workflows.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
1 Intelligence Index·3.2 Coding Index·14.3 Math Index
How Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) compares
Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) ranks #412 of 420 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #187 of 193 for coding. Its 8K-token context window is larger than 21% of the models we list. Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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Frequently asked questions about Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free)
How much does Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) cost?
Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free)?
Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) has a context window of 8,192 tokens (8K).
Is Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) ranks #187 of 193 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free)?
Google: Gemma 3n 4B (free) is developed by Google and was released on May 20, 2025.
