Gemma 3 4B is 1.9× cheaper per million tokens (blended). LFM3-1.7B has the larger context window (262,144 vs 131,072 tokens, 2.0×).
Gemma 3 4B vs LFM3-1.7B
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Gemma 3 4Bopen
Google · google__gemma-3-4b-it
LFM3-1.7Bopen
Liquid · liquid__lfm-3-1.7b
Identity
| Field | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Liquid | |
| Slug | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | google/gemma-3-4b-it | LiquidAI/LFM3-1.7B |
Quality
| Field | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | — | — |
Cost
| Field | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | — | $0.02 |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.20 |
Context
| Field | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 131,072 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 16,384 | 8,192 |
Modalities
| Field | google__gemma-3-4b-it | liquid__lfm-3-1.7b |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text, image | text |
| Output | text | text |