Gemma 4 (Google) vs Llama 3 (Meta)

Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.

Our Pick

Gemma 4 (Google)

A
8.3/10

Google DeepMind's open-weights model family -- multimodal, 256K context, runs on edge devices

Llama 3 (Meta)

B
7.3/10

Meta's open-source LLM -- run it locally for free with zero data sharing

CategoryGemma 4 (Google)Llama 3 (Meta)
Ease of Use7.04.0
Output Quality8.08.0
Value10.010.0
Features8.07.0
Overall8.37.3

Pricing Comparison

FeatureGemma 4 (Google)Llama 3 (Meta)
Free TierYesYes
Starting Price$0$0

Choose Gemma 4 (Google) if...

Developers and businesses who need a permissively licensed multimodal LLM they can self-host or fine-tune. Especially good for multilingual use cases and on-device deployment.

Visit Gemma 4 (Google)

Choose Llama 3 (Meta) if...

Developers, privacy-focused users, and anyone who wants to run an LLM locally without sending data to any company. Also great for building custom AI applications.

Visit Llama 3 (Meta)