Gemma 4 E2B vs Hy4 preview
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Gemma 4 E2B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Google DeepMind | Tencent |
| Family | Gemma 4 | Hy4 |
| Model | Gemma 4 E2B | Hy4 preview |
| Version | Gemma 4 E2B | Hy4 preview |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2026-03-02 | 2026-08-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video, Audio | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 770B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 49B |
| License | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Together Ai (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
15 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Gemma 4 E2B Capabilities
Hy4 preview Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Gemma 4 E2B vs Hy4 preview FAQs
Is Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Gemma 4 E2B and Hy4 preview, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced input price: $0.834 per million tokens. Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced output price: $2.501 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
Hy4 preview has the larger sourced context window. Gemma 4 E2B supports 131K and Hy4 preview supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Gemma 4 E2B is open weight; Hy4 preview is open weight.
Can Gemma 4 E2B and Hy4 preview understand images?+
Gemma 4 E2B is documented with image input; Hy4 preview is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Gemma 4 E2B is — and Hy4 preview is —.
Do Gemma 4 E2B and Hy4 preview support reasoning and tool use?+
Gemma 4 E2B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Hy4 preview: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
Gemma 4 E2B has 1 sourced provider route; Hy4 preview has 1, a tie.
Which offers better value, Gemma 4 E2B or Hy4 preview?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.