Which is cheaper, Command R7B or Gemma 3 4B?

Gemma 3 4B, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.26 for Command R7B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Command R7B: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.26 is the number to beat. Gemma 3 4B: $0.20 at Merge Gateway.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 4 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.

Which holds more context?

Gemma 3 4B, at 131k tokens against 128k.

Command R7B vs Gemma 3 4B.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Gemma 3 4B takes 4 of 5 rounds against Command R7B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.26.

Cohere

Command R7B

$0.26/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.0315 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

Googlewins 4 rounds

Gemma 3 4B

$0.20/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at Merge Gateway · $0.0288 per 1,000 pages

131k context · reads images · open weights

List price in (lower wins)

$0.04/M

$0.05/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.15/M

$0.10/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

$0.20/M at Merge Gateway

Standard price (lower wins)

$0.26/M

$0.25/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.0315

$0.0288

Context

128k tokens

131k tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

Released

2 Dec 2024

13 Mar 2025

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

OpenRouter

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

not stated

Providers selling both · 4

Merge Gateway$0.26 / $0.20
Eden AI$0.26 / $0.25
Kilo Gateway$0.26 / $0.25
OpenRouter$0.26 / $0.25

Command R7B then Gemma 3 4B, per million tokens

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Command R7B or Gemma 3 4B?: Gemma 3 4B, at $0.20 per million tokens against $0.26 for Command R7B, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Command R7B: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $0.26 is the number to beat. Gemma 3 4B: $0.20 at Merge Gateway.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 4 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Eden AI, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
Which holds more context?: Gemma 3 4B, at 131k tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.