# Gemma 4 E2B vs Kimi K3

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 E2B and Kimi K3 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-e2b-vs-kimi-k3
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 E2B and Kimi K3 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Gemma 4 E2B has the lower published output-token price.
- Kimi K3 has the larger published context window at 1.05M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Moonshot AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1.05M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 30.32 | 72.14 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 48 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $3.00 / $15.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 68.1 (Supported · #8/119)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 88.3% | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 91.2% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 95.0% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | Coming soon | 73.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 52.9% | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | Coming soon | 37.6% | Coming soon |
| SpreadsheetBench 2 | Coming soon | 34.8% | Coming soon |
| DECK-Bench | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |
| ApprenticeBench | Coming soon | 18% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 13.5 (Estimated · #135/144)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 61.4 (Supported · #18/144)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 67.5% | Coming soon |
| CursorBench 3.2 | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| Kimi Code Bench v2 | Coming soon | 72.9% | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | Coming soon | 42% | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | Coming soon | 36.6% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 48.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 73.7% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 25.9% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.2% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 93.4% | Coming soon |
| PostTrainBench v1.1 | Coming soon | 32.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 33.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 65.8 (#18/27)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-1 | Coming soon | 94.50% | Coming soon |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Coming soon | 60.4% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 26.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 89.4 (#1/49)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | Coming soon | 63.3% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 81.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro w/ Python | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 84.8% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 91.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 94.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 97.8% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 23.0% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | Coming soon | 41.0% | Coming soon |
| WorldVQA ForceAnswer | Coming soon | 51.0% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 58.5% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 24.5 (Estimated · #158/171)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: 67.9 (Supported · #18/171)

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 43.4% | 93.5% | Kimi K3 |
| MMLU-Pro | 60% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 56% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 43.5% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 92.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 42.4 (#97/125)
- Kimi K3 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Kimi K3 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gray Swan IPI (15 attempts) | Coming soon | 52.7% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 E2B and Kimi K3?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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