Gemma 3 4B vs Granite 4.0 Micro
Prices checked
Gemma 3 4B and Granite 4.0 Micro split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
GoogleGemma 3 4B
131k context · reads images · open weights
$0.04/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · 2.7¢ per 1,000 pages
Granite 4.0 Micro
131k context · open weights
$0.04/M tokensOpenRouter's own price · 1.7¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.04/M
$0.02/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.05/M
$0.11/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.04/M
$0.04/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
2.7¢
1.7¢
Context
131k tokens
131k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
no
no
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
13 Mar 2025
20 Oct 2025
Providers selling it
12
6
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
OpenRouter
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 5
Kilo Gateway$0.04 / $0.04
OpenRouter$0.04 / $0.04
TrustedRouter$0.05 / $0.04
Eden AI$0.06 / $0.04- AI/ML API$0.09 / $0.06
Gemma 3 4B, then Granite 4.0 Micro, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- 4¢ / 5¢ 5¢ / $0.10
- OpenRouter · 32% cheaper · 4¢ / 5¢ 5¢ / $0.10
- TrustedRouter · 20% cheaper · 4.2¢ / 8.4¢ 5.3¢ / $0.11
- Kilo Gateway · 32% cheaper · 4¢ / 5¢ 5¢ / $0.10
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 4B or Granite 4.0 Micro?
- Granite 4.0 Micro, at $0.04 per million tokens against $0.04 for Gemma 3 4B, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 21 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemma 3 4B: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $0.04 is the number to beat. Granite 4.0 Micro: nobody sells it below OpenRouter's own price with a stated reason, so $0.04 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 5 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, TrustedRouter, Eden AI, 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 131k.
Prices exclude tax, read 21 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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