DeepSeek V3.2 vs Gemma 4 E2B

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

Agentic
Coding
Multimodal & Grounded
Reasoning
Knowledge
Instruction Following
Multilingual
Mathematics

DeepSeek V3.2· Gemma 4 E2B

Quick Verdict

Pick DeepSeek V3.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemma 4 E2B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

DeepSeek V3.2 is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 61 to 39. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

DeepSeek V3.2's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 49 against 19.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is MRCRv2, 70% to 19.1%. Gemma 4 E2B does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Gemma 4 E2B is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek V3.2 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Operational tradeoffs

PriceFree*Free*
Speed35 t/sN/A
TTFT3.75sN/A
Context128K128K

Decision framing

BenchLM keeps the benchmark table and the operator tradeoffs on the same page so a better score does not hide a materially slower, pricier, or smaller-context model.

Runtime metrics show N/A when BenchLM does not have a sourced snapshot for that exact model. The scoring rules and freshness policy are documented on the methodology page.

BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2Gemma 4 E2B
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.060%
BrowseComp62%
OSWorld-Verified55%
Claw-Eval51.0%
DeepPlanning19.0%
VITA-Bench18.5%
CodingDeepSeek V3.2 wins
HumanEval76%
SWE-bench Verified45%
SWE-Rebench60.9%
React Native Evals69%
LiveCodeBench44%
Multimodal & GroundedDeepSeek V3.2 wins
MMMU-Pro61%44.2%
OfficeQA Pro72%
ReasoningDeepSeek V3.2 wins
LongBench v269%
MRCRv270%19.1%
ARC-AGI-24%
BBH21.9%
KnowledgeGemma 4 E2B wins
GPQA83%43.4%
HLE11%
FrontierScience72%
MMLU-Pro60%
Instruction Following
IFEval85%
Multilingual
MGSM84%
MMLU-ProX81%
Mathematics
AIME 202384%
AIME 202486%
AIME 202585%
HMMT Feb 202380%
MATH-50081%
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek V3.2 is ahead overall, 61 to 39. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MRCRv2, where the scores are 70% and 19.1%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 E2B?

Gemma 4 E2B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 54.1 versus 48. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek V3.2 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 56.1 versus 44. Gemma 4 E2B stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek V3.2 has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 49 versus 19.1. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, DeepSeek V3.2 or Gemma 4 E2B?

DeepSeek V3.2 has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 66 versus 44.2. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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