Model comparison
Gemma 4 31B IT vs Hy4 preview
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 31B IT costs 7.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 4 31B IT scores higher in 0 categories and Hy4 preview in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 43.2.
- Gemma 4 31B IT is cheaper at $0.09 / $0.34 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $2.25 for Hy4 preview.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | |
| Noometry Index | 43.5 | 45.3 |
| Released | 2026-04-02 | 2026-08-28 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 33K | 64K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.09 | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.34 | $2.25 |
| Results tracked | 35 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 42.3 (#108), Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1366 | 1632 |
| SciCode | 43.4% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1459 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 925.5 | — |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 27.2 (#122), Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 70.6% | 68.2% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 63.5% | — |
| CritPt | 1.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 5% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 53% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1448 | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 39.3% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 30.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.74 | — |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Gemma 4 31B IT: 43.2 (#81), Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42)
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 73.3% | — |
| ProofBench | — | 75% |
| LMArena Math | 1465 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 37.9 (#151), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.8% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 10.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 7.4% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1465 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 41.6 (#34), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1277 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1425 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 53.8 (#57), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1476 | — |
| LMArena French | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1460 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 75.5 (#61), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1433 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 44.2 (#71), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1446 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemma 4 31B IT: 60.5 (#96), Hy4 preview: —
| Benchmark | Gemma 4 31B IT | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1415 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1368 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1120 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1452 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 4 31B IT better than Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.5 on the Noometry Index. Gemma 4 31B IT costs 7.4× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 31B IT or Hy4 preview?
Gemma 4 31B IT is cheaper. It lists at $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.34 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Gemma 4 31B IT or Hy4 preview better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 42.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 4 31B IT and Hy4 preview share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 4 31B IT has 35 scored results on Noometry and Hy4 preview has 3.