Command R7B vs Gemma 3 4B
Prices checked
Gemma 3 4B takes 4 of 5 rounds against Command R7B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.04 per million tokens against $0.07.
CohereCommand R7B
128k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.07/M tokensCohere's own price · 3.2¢ per 1,000 pages
GoogleWins 4 roundsGemma 3 4B
131k context · reads images · open weights
$0.04/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · 2.7¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.04/M
$0.05/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.10/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
$0.04/M at Kilo Gateway
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.07/M
$0.06/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
3.2¢
2.7¢
Context
128k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
no
no
Released
13 Dec 2024
13 Mar 2025
Providers selling it
6
12
Price we measure against
the maker's own
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not published
Providers selling both · 5
Kilo Gateway$0.07 / $0.04
Merge Gateway$0.07 / $0.05
Eden AI$0.07 / $0.06
OpenRouter$0.07 / $0.06- AI/ML API$0.07 / $0.07
Command R7B, then Gemma 3 4B, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- 5¢ / $0.10 4¢ / 5¢
- OpenRouter · 47% dearer · 5¢ / $0.10 4¢ / 5¢
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Command R7B or Gemma 3 4B?
- Gemma 3 4B, at $0.04 per million tokens against $0.07 for Command R7B, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Command R7B: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.07 is the number to beat. Gemma 3 4B: $0.04 at Kilo Gateway.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, Merge Gateway, Eden AI, OpenRouter, AI/ML API. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Gemma 3 4B, at 131k tokens against 128k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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