Gemma 3n vs Llama 5
Benchmarks, API Token Pricing, Context Window & Speed Comparison
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Compare Gemma 3n by Google against Llama 5 by Meta across real-world coding, reasoning, token economics, and latency.
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Gemma 3n
Modello Vocale e Audio NativoGemma 3n di Google è un modello di IA progettato per la sintesi vocale naturale, l’elaborazione audio in tempo reale e la trascrizione, con finestra di contesto da 32K, velocità di 150 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 52/100 e tariffa di
$0.00 / 1M
$0.00 / 1M
32K tokens
N/A
Llama 5
Modello Base a Pesi ApertiLlama 5 di Meta è un modello di IA progettato per il self-hosting su infrastruttura privata, il fine-tuning e la piena sovranità dei dati, con finestra di contesto da 5M, velocità di 65 token/s, indice di intelligenza di 94/100 e tariffa di
$0.00 / 1M
$0.00 / 1M
5M tokens
74%
Differenze Chiave a Colpo d’Occhio
- Both models cost the same under this workload — choose on capability, not price.
- Llama 5 has a larger context window (5M vs 32K tokens).
- Gemma 3n is faster at 150 tok/s vs 65 tok/s.
| Feature | Gemma 3n | Llama 5 |
|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Composite reasoning & knowledge score (0-100) | 52 | 94 |
Provider | Meta | |
Input Price Cost per million input tokens | $0.00 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
Output Price Cost per million output tokens | $0.00 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
Blended Price Weighted 7:2:1 cache:input:output per 1M | $0.00 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
Context Window Maximum input + output tokens | 32K tokens~48 A4 pages of text | 5M tokens~7,500 A4 pages of text |
Max Output Tokens Per single request | 4K | 128K |
Throughput Speed Tokens generated per second | 150 tok/s | 65 tok/s |
SWE-bench Verified Real-world software engineering | N/A | 74% |
GPQA Diamond Graduate-level reasoning | N/A | 84% |
Chi vince in ogni categoria?
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Contamination-free competitive programming problems collected continuously over time.
American Invitational Mathematics Examination — multi-step Olympiad-level reasoning.
Tokens emitted per second during active generation streaming.
Latenza e Tempo di Risposta
Time to first token (TTFT) and estimated end-to-end response time for a typical 500-token response.
Simulatore Interattivo dei Costi Token
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Gemma 3n · Strengths & Key Advantages
- Finestra di contesto da 32K con capacità massima di output fino a 4K token (MMLU-Pro 64% · Arena Elo 1220)
- Throughput elevato di 150 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 220 ms
- Pesi aperti (2B / 5B) pronti per il self-hosting locale o su cloud privato tramite vLLM, SGLang o Ollama
Considerations & Trade-offs
- Richiede server GPU dedicati con sufficiente memoria VRAM per l’esecuzione locale a piena precisione
- Nelle dimostrazioni scientifiche più estreme, i modelli di ragionamento pesante dedicati offrono maggiore profondità
Llama 5 · Strengths & Key Advantages
- Finestra di contesto da 5M con capacità massima di output fino a 128K token (SWE-bench Verified 74% · GPQA Diamond 84%)
- Throughput elevato di 65 token/secondo con latenza al primo token (TTFT) di soli 850 ms
- Pesi aperti (600B+ total (~40-80B )) pronti per il self-hosting locale o su cloud privato tramite vLLM, SGLang o Ollama
Considerations & Trade-offs
- Richiede server GPU dedicati con sufficiente memoria VRAM per l’esecuzione locale a piena precisione
- Nelle dimostrazioni scientifiche più estreme, i modelli di ragionamento pesante dedicati offrono maggiore profondità
Token Use & Task Economics
Estimated cost and token consumption to complete one representative agentic task.
| Metric | Gemma 3n | Llama 5 |
|---|---|---|
Cost per Task Estimated USD to finish one task | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Output Tokens / Task Tokens generated per task | 3K | 40K |
Reasoning Tokens / Task Thinking tokens burned per task | 0K | 20K |
Specifiche Tecniche
Architecture, release timeline, capabilities, and modalities.
| Feature | Gemma 3n | Llama 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Official API Model ID (SDK) | models/gemma-3n | meta-llama/Llama-5 |
| API Protocol | Google Gemini API (generateContent) + OpenAI-Compatible SDK | OpenAI-Compatible REST / vLLM / SGLang / HuggingFace TGI |
| Release Date | 2025-06 | 2026-04 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | March 2025 | January 2026 |
| Architecture | Edge-optimized multimodal transformer with audio support | Mixture-of-Experts with recursive self-improvement (~600B total, 40-80B active) |
| Parameters | 2B / 5B | 600B+ total (~40-80B active) |
| Enterprise Rate Limits (RPM / TPM) | Unlimited (Hardware-bound on self-hosted GPU) / 10,000 RPM Cloud · Unlimited local throughput / 10M+ TPM Managed Cloud | Unlimited (Hardware-bound on self-hosted GPU) / 10,000 RPM Cloud · Unlimited local throughput / 10M+ TPM Managed Cloud |
| Long-Context Tier (>128K/200K) | Free across full context window (only KV-cache VRAM scales) | Free across full context window (only KV-cache VRAM scales) |
| Prompt Cache Policy & TTL | Automatic prefix KV-caching in vLLM / SGLang (0 cost) | Automatic prefix KV-caching in vLLM / SGLang (0 cost) |
| Computer Use / GUI Agent | Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops) | Supported (Screen coordinate grounding, browser & desktop GUI action loops) |
| MCP & Parallel Tool Calling | Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema | Native MCP Client/Server ready · Parallel function calling · 100% Strict JSON Schema |
| Web Search Grounding & Sandbox | Built-in Google Search Grounding + Managed Python Code Execution Sandbox | Supported via external Tavily/Exa Search & E2B/Docker Sandbox tools |
| Official Fine-Tuning Support | Full Weights SFT, LoRA, QLoRA, DPO & GRPO RL (Unsloth / Axolotl / Llama-Factory) | Full Weights SFT, LoRA, QLoRA, DPO & GRPO RL (Unsloth / Axolotl / Llama-Factory) |
| Multimodal Token Billing | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile) · Audio (~25–32 tokens/sec) | Text BPE (~4 chars/token) · Vision (~258–765 tokens per image tile) · Audio (~25–32 tokens/sec) · Video (~258–300 tokens/sec) |
| Quantization & Min GPU VRAM | BF16 / FP16, FP8 Dynamic, INT4 AWQ / GPTQ, GGUF (Q4_K_M / Q8_0) · 2 GB VRAM (4-bit Quantized) · 4 GB VRAM (Native BF16) | BF16 / FP16, FP8 Dynamic, INT4 AWQ / GPTQ, GGUF (Q4_K_M / Q8_0) · 372 GB VRAM (4-bit Quantized) · 1290 GB VRAM (Native BF16) |
| Safety & Frontier Classification | Google DeepMind Frontier Safety Framework Verified | Open-Weights System Card + Customizable Guardrail Layer (Llama Guard / ShieldGemma) |
| Enterprise Compliance (ZDR/HIPAA/SOC2) | 100% Air-Gapped On-Premises / Private VPC · Full HIPAA, GDPR & SOC2 Control | 100% Air-Gapped On-Premises / Private VPC · Full HIPAA, GDPR & SOC2 Control |
| Input Modalities | text, vision, audio | text, vision, video, audio |
| Output Modalities | text | text |
Gemma 3n vs Llama 5: Risposte Rapide (FAQ)
Which is more intelligent, Gemma 3n or Llama 5?
Llama 5 is more intelligent. It scores 94 compared with 52 on the composite Intelligence Index.
Which model is faster?
Gemma 3n is faster, generating 150 tokens per second compared with 65 tokens per second.
Which model has lower latency?
Gemma 3n has lower latency, with a time to first token of 0.22s compared with 0.85s.
Which model has a larger context window?
Llama 5 has a larger context window, supporting 5M tokens compared with 32K tokens.
Verdetto
Choose Gemma 3n for ideale per la sintesi vocale naturale, l’elaborazione audio in tempo reale e la trascrizione, sistemi rag aziendali e integrazioni api scalabili., or choose Llama 5 for ideale per il self-hosting su infrastruttura privata, il fine-tuning e la piena sovranità dei dati, sistemi rag aziendali e integrazioni api scalabili..
Domande Frequenti (FAQ)
Which is cheaper: Gemma 3n or Llama 5?+
Gemma 3n costs $0/1M input and $0/1M output tokens, while Llama 5 costs $0/1M input and $0/1M output tokens.
Which model has a larger context window: Gemma 3n or Llama 5?+
Gemma 3n supports 32K tokens whereas Llama 5 supports 5M tokens.
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