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Gemma 2 9B vs o4 Mini
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
o4 Mini wins on 3/3 benchmarks
o4 Mini wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·o4 Minimath·o4 Mini
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemma 2 9B
#225 by perf·#4 by attention
o4 Mini
#141 by perf·no signal
Best value
Gemma 2 9B
34.1x better value than o4 Mini
Gemma 2 9B
600.0 pts/$
$0.06/M
o4 Mini
17.6 pts/$
$2.75/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.27T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemma 2 9Bo4 Mini
GPQA diamond
o4 Mini leads by +69.5
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemma 2 9B
3.3
o4 Mini
72.8
MATH level 5
o4 Mini leads by +76.8
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Gemma 2 9B
21.0
o4 Mini
97.8
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
o4 Mini leads by +81.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemma 2 9B
0.5
o4 Mini
81.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | o4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 3.3 | 72.8 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 21.0 | 97.8 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 0.5 | 81.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $0.09 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $0.45 | |
| $1.10 | $4.40 | 200K tokens (~100 books) | $19.25 |
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