Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct leads with 11.9% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 4B offers 6.1K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.1 405B Instruct. Gemma 3 4B is $1.72 cheaper per million tokens. Gemma 3 4B supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Overall, Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemma 3 4B was developed as a compact yet capable open-source model, designed to strike a balance between performance and resource efficiency. Built with 4 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it provides a practical option for applications requiring moderate capability with manageable computational costs.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
7 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Gemma 3 4B
2025-03-12
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Gemma 3 4B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 6 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Gemma 3 4B
2024-08-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 4B
DeepInfra

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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