Gemma 3n 4B alternatives
Match · Updated July 2026
The closest alternative to Gemma 3n 4B is Gemini 3.6 Flash — comparable intelligence (50.1 vs —); for a cheaper option, gpt-oss-120b runs $0.037/M vs $0.060/M; and the best open-weight substitute is Kimi K3.
Closest match
Cheaper alternatives
gpt-oss-120b
$0.037/M input · 23.8 intel
gpt-5-nano
$0.050/M input · 19.9 intel
gpt-5-nano:batch
$0.025/M input · 19.9 intel
north-mini-code:free
Free/M input · 19.8 intel
nemotron-3-nano-omni-30b-a3b-reasoning:free
Free/M input · 14.9 intel
gpt-oss-20b
$0.030/M input · 14.9 intel
Open-source alternatives
kimi-k3
57.1 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
glm-5.2
51.1 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
minimax-m3
44.4 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
minimax-m3:batch
44.4 intel · open weights · 524K ctx
deepseek-v4-pro
44.3 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
kimi-k2.6
44.2 intel · open weights · 262K ctx
Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to Gemma 3n 4B?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the closest alternative to Gemma 3n 4B, with an Intelligence Index of 50.1 (Gemma 3n 4B scores —) at $1.50 per million input tokens.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Gemma 3n 4B?
Yes — gpt-oss-120b costs $0.037 per million input tokens versus $0.060 for Gemma 3n 4B, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
Is there an open-source alternative to Gemma 3n 4B?
Kimi K3 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Gemma 3n 4B — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 57.1 on intelligence.