Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning)
Analysis Summary
Gemma 4 E2B is a compact reasoning variant from Google's Gemma family. Its intelligence and agentic scores are low relative to current flagship models, though it shows reasonable instruction-following performance for its size.
This makes it a candidate for lightweight, cost-sensitive deployments such as simple chat assistants or structured data tasks, rather than complex coding or long-document analysis.
Businesses needing a small, efficient model for narrow tasks could deploy it, but should not expect strong performance on demanding reasoning or coding workloads.
Assessed July 29, 2026
Editorial notes
Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) from Google is a small reasoning-focused model with limited overall capability but usable instruction following.
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DFO Verdict
Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) from Google is a small reasoning-focused model with limited overall capability but usable instruction following.
Benchmark scores
Magenta = intelligence · Ink = technical/agentic · Cyan = content & long-context · Grey = community benchmarks. Data: Artificial Analysis, Hugging Face.
9.7 Intelligence Index·7.2 Coding Index·1.5 Agentic Index
How Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) compares
Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) ranks #250 of 401 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #161 of 176 for coding, #138 of 157 for agentic tasks. Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) 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 content. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →Frequently asked questions about Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning)
How much does Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) cost?
Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Is Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) ranks #161 of 176 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
Who created Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning)?
Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) is developed by Google and was released on April 2, 2026.
