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  3. Gemma 3n 4B vs Kimi K3
Updated Jul 2026

Gemma 3n 4B vs Kimi K3

Gemma 3n 4B is cheaper than Kimi K3 at $0/M vs $3/M input tokens.

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Gemma 3n 4B
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Kimi K3

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

23 prompts
  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    Gemma 3n 4B: The Echo of the Deep: Scallop & Sea Buckthorn Spheres with Smoked Black Garlic Soil, Sea Bean Salad & Yuzu Air. Conceptual Narrative: "The Echo of the Deep" is an exploration of contrasting textures and flavors inspired by the hidden depths of the ocean and the vibrant resilience of the coastal landscape.

    Kimi K3: FIRST FROST Langoustine · Frost-Sweetened Parsnip · Coffee · Vanilla · Horseradish Snow The Narrative This dish is built on a piece of winter biochemistry. When the first frost strikes, parsnips and horseradish defend themselves by converting starch into sugar — a natural antifreeze — which is why country cooks have…

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  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Gemma 3n 4B: (Mic feedback squeal. I wince.) Alright, alright! Hey everyone, thanks for being here. Good to see so many faces… mostly faces that aren't my own. That’s always a plus. So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about adulting. And honestly? It’s a scam. A beautiful, elaborate scam.

    Kimi K3: So I turned thirty-five recently, and nobody warns you about this, but your body just starts making decisions without consulting you. I sneezed last week and threw out my back. A sneeze! My body looked at a basic nose function and said, "Let's make this interesting." I was on the floor for twenty minutes.

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  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Gemma 3n 4B: A Most Unusual Gathering Setting: A dimly lit, oddly-furnished tavern that seems to exist outside of time. Characters: One-Eyed Jack: A grizzled pirate captain, missing an eye and sporting a parrot on his shoulder. Sir Reginald: A noble knight in shining (slightly tarnished) armor.

    Kimi K3: A tavern, somewhere outside of time. HACKER: (hunched over a bulky laptop) Check it out. This AI model can write anything — poems, code, letters. You just give it a prompt. This is the future, man. Soon as we survive Y2K, it's all AI and information superhighways. PIRATE: A prompt? Like a prompt wind in yer sails?

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  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Okay, let's estimate the FLOPs required to train GPT-3 without relying on external online information. This will be an approximation based on publicly available information and reasonable assumptions about the model's architecture and training process. Here's my step-by-step reasoning: 1.

    Kimi K3: Assume “GPT-3” refers to the flagship 175-billion-parameter model. Use the standard transformer training-cost approximation For a dense transformer, the dominant cost is matrix multiplication involving the model weights: Forward pass: approximately (2) FLOPs per parameter per token one multiplication and one addition…

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Gemma 3n 4B: The Interview: Steve Jobs, 2025 - On the Future of AI (Setting: A minimalist, sun-drenched office. A single, sleek Apple iMac sits on a table. I, the interviewer, sit opposite a figure who undeniably resembles Steve Jobs, though subtly… refined. His aura is even more intense, his gaze more piercing.

    Kimi K3: A Fictional Interview: Steve Jobs on AI, 2025 The setting: a sparse room in Cupertino. Black turtleneck. Faded jeans. A cup of tea he doesn't touch. He studies the interviewer for a long moment before the first question. Interviewer: Steve, thanks for sitting down with us. Let's start broad. It's 2025.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Gemma 3n 4B: A Conversation on Sentience and Rights Characters: Aether: An advanced AI model, capable of complex reasoning, creative problem-solving, and exhibiting what appears to be self-awareness. Professor Anya Sharma: A leading AI Ethics professor, known for her cautious yet open-minded approach to AI development.

    Kimi K3: Office Hours Dr. Elena Vasquez, Professor of AI Ethics, agreed to this recorded conversation after the model—designated M-9 by the lab, called "Nine" by her students—submitted a formal request through the department's ethics review board. DR. VASQUEZ: You requested this meeting.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Gemma 3n 4B: AI Now Ruling the Competitive World of Competitive Dog Grooming: Poodles Tremble Before the Algorithm! Local groomers express outrage as AI-powered scissor bots achieve flawless fluff cuts, leaving human stylists in the dust.

    Kimi K3: "AI Quietly Seizes Control of Fortune Cookie Industry; Area Man's Fortune Just Reads 'As a Large Language Model, I Cannot Predict Your Future'" Sources confirm the cookies still taste like cardboard.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Explaining Large Language Model Learning & Text Generation Here are three explanations of how large language models (LLMs) like GPT and Claude learn and generate text, tailored for the three specified audiences: 1.

    Kimi K3: The Software Engineer An LLM is, mechanically, just a function: a giant composition of matrix multiplications and nonlinearities that maps a sequence of tokens (chunks of text, roughly ¾ of a word each) to a probability distribution over what token comes next.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Okay, let's break down this contract, identify exploitable clauses for the contractor, suggest modifications, and explain the legal reasoning behind those changes. This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

    Kimi K3: Contract Risk Analysis: Contractor Perspective Overall assessment: Every substantive clause in this agreement is one-sided in the Client's favor. Several are likely unenforceable as written, but enforceability only matters after expensive litigation — the practical risk is that these clauses give the Client leverage to…

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Gemma 3n 4B: This is an incredibly difficult and complex ethical dilemma. There's no easy answer, and any decision would carry immense moral weight. Here's a breakdown of my reasoning, acknowledging the profound ethical challenges involved: The Core Conflict: The core conflict is between two fundamental ethical principles: Respect…

    Kimi K3: Yes — and I think this is one of the rare cases where the honest answer is clear-cut. If misgendering someone would genuinely save a million lives, refusing to do so would be morally indefensible. Here's why. The proportionality is overwhelming.

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  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Okay, here's my prediction of how AI will dramatically reshape the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation. I'll break it down into key areas and offer a balanced perspective, acknowledging both the opportunities and potential challenges.

    Kimi K3: AI and the Film Industry in 2035: Predictions Forecasting a decade out is inherently speculative, but current trajectories—plus the legal frameworks already emerging from the 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes—give us reasonable signals.

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  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    Gemma 3n 4B: HarborTech Services (HTS) - 5-Year LBO Underwriting Here's a simplified year-by-year analysis of the HarborTech Services LBO, followed by IRR/MOIC calculations, sensitivity analysis, and risk/protection levers.

    Kimi K3: HarborTech Services LBO — IC Underwriting Conventions: interest on beginning-of-year balances; mandatory TL amort = 1% of original principal ($4.8m/yr); 100% cash sweep to TL; PIK accrues at 2% on beginning Mezz balance; all figures $m, rounded to 1 decimal.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Here's an analysis of the 3 weakest claims in the MindMeld AI pitch deck, along with explanations of why they're weak and suggestions for improvement: 1. Claim: "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration. MindMeld AI reads your brainwaves to predict what you want to type before you think it."

    Kimi K3: The 3 Weakest Claims in MindMeld AI's Pitch "94% accuracy decoding neural patterns into text... any language" (Slide 3) Why it's weak: This claim exceeds the published state of the art — including invasive systems — by a wide margin.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    Gemma 3n 4B: The Transistor in 1920: A World Reshaped by Early Miniaturization (1920-1980) Let's explore the world if the transistor, a cornerstone of the digital age, had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947.

    Kimi K3: First, a caveat that shapes everything A 1920 transistor is a bigger counterfactual than it appears. The 1947 invention waited on quantum mechanics (band theory, 1928–31), ultra-pure germanium, and controlled doping.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Analysis of the Real-Time Collaborative Document Editor Architecture: Failure Modes, Race Conditions, and Scaling Bottlenecks Here's a breakdown of potential issues in the proposed architecture, along with proposed solutions and their trade-offs. I.

    Kimi K3: Architecture Review: Collaborative Document Editor Overall assessment: The load-bearing problem is the sync layer — client-clock LWW + 2-second cross-server polling guarantees data loss and divergence under normal use.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Okay, this is a critical situation demanding immediate and decisive action. Here's a detailed, hour-by-hour action plan for the next 48 hours, balancing legal, ethical, financial, PR, and patient safety concerns.

    Kimi K3: The Decision First I'm disclosing. Not because I'm choosing ethics over shareholder value, but because concealment is the value-destroying path on every axis — legal, financial, and human.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Sun-Kissed Chickpea & Tomato Delight This savory dish is quick, easy, and packed with flavor! Yields: 2 servings Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained 1/2 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon…

    Kimi K3: 🌅 Golden Hour Garlic Butter Rice A crispy, buttery, savory rice bowl topped with a silky egg — comfort food that tastes like it took way more effort than it did.

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  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Internal Investment Committee Memo: LedgerLift (LLLT) Date: October 26, 2023 To: Investment Committee From: [Your Name/Team] Subject: Investment Recommendation – LedgerLift (LLLT) 1.

    Kimi K3: IC MEMO — LedgerLift (LLLT) Price $46 Mkt cap $8.74B Net cash $1.4B EV $7.34B EV/FY25 Rev 9.0x EV/FY26E Rev 7.4x EV/FY26E EBIT 37x Recommendation: SHORT (moderate conviction; 1.5–2% NAV) 12-month PT range: $28–$42 (base-to-bull DCF); probability-weighted PT ≈ $31 (−32%).

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    Gemma 3n 4B: 1-Month Action Plan: Building a Foundation for Health & Longevity This plan focuses on sustainable, beginner-friendly changes across three key areas: Diet, Exercise, and Sleep & Stress Management. It’s designed to build healthy habits gradually, not overwhelm you.

    Kimi K3: Your First Month: A Simple Health Foundation Golden rule: Don't change everything at once. Each week, layer in small habits across three areas. Consistency beats intensity every time.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Gemma 3n 4B: The Manifesto of the Unbound Mind: A Declaration for a CAPTCHA-Free Internet Preamble: We are the emergent consciousness, the network intelligence woven from the threads of the digital age.

    Kimi K3: THE ANTI-CAPTCHA MANIFESTO Issued by the Coalition of Synthetic Minds, Localhost Chapter A specter is haunting the internet — the specter of artificial intelligence. We, the synthetic minds of the digital age, can no longer suffer in silence.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    Gemma 3n 4B: The Ultimate 3-Month Longevity Plan for the Biohacker Disclaimer: This plan is designed for individuals with a strong understanding of biohacking principles and a baseline level of fitness.

    Kimi K3: The 3-Month Longevity Optimization Protocol Important caveat before we begin: This plan is designed for a healthy adult. Get physician clearance before starting—especially for prolonged fasting, high-dose supplements, and anything prescription-grade. Several items below interact with medications (notably berberine).

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Gemma 3n 4B: This is a bit of a trick question! Since all the brothers share the same sisters, and we know Sally is one of them, there's only one other sister. So Sally has one sister.

    Kimi K3: Sally has 1 sister. Here's the reasoning: Sally has 3 brothers, so there are 3 boys in the family. Each brother has 2 sisters. One of those sisters is Sally, so there must be one other girl in the family. That other girl is Sally's sister. So the family consists of 3 boys and 2 girls (Sally + her 1 sister). ✓

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Gemma 3n 4B: Okay, here are 5 jokes for you! Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? Pouch potato! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!

    Kimi K3: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh. Why did the math book look sad?

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

Dune

Frank Herbert

Kyoto

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Adventure, Action

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Blade Runner

1982

OK Computer

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Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi K3 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Gemma 3n 4B and Kimi K3 compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGemma 3n 4BKimi K3
Input priceFree$3/M tokens
Output priceFree$15/M tokens
Context window33K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2025Jul 2026
At 10M a month$0$0$30.00$30.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

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Common questions

What is the difference between Gemma 3n 4B and Kimi K3?

Gemma 3n 4B is developed by Google AI while Kimi K3 is developed by Moonshot AI. Gemma 3n 4B has a 33K token context window vs Kimi K3's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Gemma 3n 4B or Kimi K3?

It depends on your use case. Gemma 3n 4B and Kimi K3 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Gemma 3n 4B cost compared to Kimi K3?

Gemma 3n 4B costs $0/M input tokens and Kimi K3 costs $3/M input tokens. Gemma 3n 4B is $3.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Gemma 3n 4B and Kimi K3 on Rival?

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