Head to head
Gemma 3 4BvsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Gemma 3 4B costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct at $0.0005 — ▼ 11x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.10 a month.
On output token price alone Gemma 3 4B looks 4.0x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Gemma 3 4B and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct| Figure | Gemma 3 4B | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.4 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.1 | $0.4 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.4 |
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| Pass rate | 50% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0000measured | $0.0005measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.01 | $0.11 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings