Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct leads with 2.1% higher average benchmark score. Gemma 3 4B supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 MoE was created using a mixture-of-experts architecture, designed to provide enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency through sparse activation. Built to combine the benefits of larger models with practical computational requirements, it represents Microsoft's exploration of efficient scaling techniques.
6 months newer

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23

Gemma 3 4B
2025-03-12
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 7 common benchmarks

Gemma 3 4B

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Gemma 3 4B
2024-08-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemma 3 4B
DeepInfra

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct

Gemma 3 4B

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct