Model comparison
Gemma 3n E4b IT vs Ministral 8B
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
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Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher in 8 categories and Ministral 8B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Gemma 3n E4b IT leads 34.2 to 12.6.
Side by side
| Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Mistral AI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 28.2 |
| Released | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 37.0 (#198), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1268 | 1202 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 3n E4b IT: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 19.9 (#247), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1284 | 1191 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 31.5% | — |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 35.1 (#188), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 34.2 (#198), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1246 | 1170 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multilingual Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 43.4 (#183), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1285 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1309 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1288 | 1195 |
| LMArena French | 1330 | — |
| LMArena German | 1311 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1272 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1259 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1305 | — |
Instruction Following Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 66.1 (#210), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1255 | 1161 |
Long Context Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 38.7 (#191), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Gemma 3n E4b IT leads
Gemma 3n E4b IT: 50.1 (#186), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemma 3n E4b IT | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1306 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1287 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1276 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT better than Ministral 8B?
Gemma 3n E4b IT is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 3n E4b IT or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Gemma 3n E4b IT scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 3n E4b IT and Ministral 8B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 3n E4b IT has 18 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.