Model comparison
Gemma 3 4B vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
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GoogleSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads 22.4 to 13.2.
- Gemma 3 4B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon | |
| Noometry Index | 28.1 | 33.4 |
| Released | 2025-03-12 | 2025-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.08 | — |
| Results tracked | 22 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 3 4B: 35.9 (#215), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 42.7% |
| LMArena Coding | 1230 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 3 4B: 20.9 (#142), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 19.6% | — |
| GDP.pdf | — | 2% |
Reasoning Nova 2.0 Pro Preview leads
Gemma 3 4B: 13.2 (#335), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 25.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1253 | — |
| DTBench | 50.9% | — |
| LMCA | 2.8% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.02 | — |
Math Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 16.8 (#292), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 7.5% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1239 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 11.8 (#299), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 23.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1223 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 42.5 (#194), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | — |
| LMArena German | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1294 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 65.2 (#225), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1239 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 38.7 (#194), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1273 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 3 4B: 42.0 (#239), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 3 4B | Nova 2.0 Pro Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1291 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1271 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1068 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1255 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3 4B better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 28.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3 4B or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?
Nova 2.0 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 35.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3 4B and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3 4B has 22 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.