# Gemma 4 E2B vs Phi-4-reasoning

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-e2b-vs-phi-4-reasoning
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Gemma 4 E2B and Phi-4-reasoning share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Gemma 4 E2B has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 32K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 29.83 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 11.2 (Estimated · #139/149)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 44.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 53.8% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 23.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 19.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 13.4 (#53/54)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 44.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 23.4 (Estimated · #174/181)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 43.4% | 65.8% | Phi-4-reasoning |
| MMLU-Pro | 60% | 74.3% | Phi-4-reasoning |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: 43.8 (#98/128)
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 83.4% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E2B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-4-reasoning public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E2B | Phi-4-reasoning | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 75.3% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 E2B and Phi-4-reasoning?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, 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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