Model comparison

Gemma 3 4B vs GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 4B costs 1155× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

Gemma 3 4B Google

28.1

Rank #326 Confirmed

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.3

Rank #39 Reported

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemma 3 4B scores higher in 0 categories and GPT-5.2 Pro in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 65.3 to 16.8.
  • Gemma 3 4B is cheaper at $0.04 / $0.08 per million input/output tokens, against $21 / $168 for GPT-5.2 Pro.
  • GPT-5.2 Pro accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 131K.
  • Gemma 3 4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Gemma 3 4B and GPT-5.2 Pro specifications
Gemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
ProviderGoogleOpenAI
Noometry Index28.152.3
Released2025-03-122025-12-11
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window131K400K
Max output4K128K
Input $ / M tokens$0.04$21
Output $ / M tokens$0.08$168
Results tracked228

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LMArena Coding1230—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard19.6%—

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.5 (#33)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
Epoch Capabilities Index116.02155.4
ARC-AGI-2—54.2%
SimpleBench—57.4%
Kagi LLM Benchmark25.2%—
NYT Connections (extended)—79.3%
ARC-AGI-1—90.5%
Chess Puzzles0%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1253—
DTBench50.9%—
LMCA2.8%—

Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads

Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), GPT-5.2 Pro: 65.3 (#29)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—74%
FrontierMath Tier 4—46%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-20257.5%—
LMArena Math1239—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)—31.3%

Knowledge Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
GPQA Diamond23.2%—
Vectara Hallucination Rate6.4%—
LMArena Expert1223—

Multilingual Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LMArena Non-English1273—
LMArena German1281—
LMArena Russian1294—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LMArena Instruction Following1239—

Long Context Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LMArena Longer Query1273—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), GPT-5.2 Pro: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGemma 3 4BGPT-5.2 Pro
LMArena Text1291—
LMArena Creative Writing1271—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1068—
LMArena Multi-Turn1255—

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemma 3 4B better than GPT-5.2 Pro?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 3 4B costs 1155× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or GPT-5.2 Pro?

Gemma 3 4B is cheaper. It lists at $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.08 per million output tokens; GPT-5.2 Pro lists at $21 and $168.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.2 Pro does, with 400K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and GPT-5.2 Pro share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.2 Pro has 8.

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