Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Gemma 3n E4b IT
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 1 category and Gemma 3n E4b IT in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 50.1 to 39.0.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | |
| Noometry Index | 34.9 | 37.3 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1160 | 1268 |
Reasoning C4ai Aya Expanse 8b leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1156 | 1284 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 31.5% |
Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1168 | 1251 |
Knowledge Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1153 | 1246 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1180 | 1285 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1181 | 1309 |
| LMArena German | 1188 | 1311 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1120 | 1272 |
| LMArena Russian | 1197 | 1288 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1259 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1305 |
Instruction Following Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1155 | 1255 |
Long Context Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1191 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Gemma 3n E4b IT |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1185 | 1306 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1168 | 1287 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1160 | 1276 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Gemma 3n E4b IT?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Gemma 3n E4b IT better for coding?
Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Gemma 3n E4b IT share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18.