# Gemma 4 E4B vs Phi-4-reasoning-plus

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Gemma 4 E4B and Phi-4-reasoning-plus across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gemma-4-e4b-vs-phi-4-reasoning-plus
- 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 E4B and Phi-4-reasoning-plus 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 E4B has the larger published context window at 128K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Google | Microsoft |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 32K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 30.9 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 6 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 12.7 (Estimated · #137/149)
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v6 | 52.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench | Coming soon | 53.1% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 32.4 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MRCRv2 | 25.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 22.2 (#52/54)
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 52.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 26.2 (Estimated · #167/181)
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 58.6% | 68.9% | Phi-4-reasoning-plus |
| MMLU-Pro | 69.4% | 76% | Phi-4-reasoning-plus |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: 51.9 (#81/128)
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | Coming soon | 84.9% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Gemma 4 E4B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Phi-4-reasoning-plus public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Gemma 4 E4B | Phi-4-reasoning-plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 81.3% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 78% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Gemma 4 E4B and Phi-4-reasoning-plus?

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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