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Gemma 2 9B vs Gemma 4 31B (free)
This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.
Model
Gemma 4 31B (free)
Context window
262K
262,144 tokens · ~197K words
Context window · side by side
Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.
Gemma 4 31B (free) has about 32× the context window of the other in this pair.
Gemma 4 31B (free) has 3100% more context capacity (262K vs 8K tokens).
Quick verdicts
Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.
Long document processing
Use Gemma 4 31B (free). Its 262K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 8K).
Full specs
Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.
| Spec | Gemma 2 9B | Gemma 4 31B (free) |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 8,192 tokens (8K) | 262,144 tokens (262K) |
| Max output tokens | N/A | 32,768 tokens (32K) |
| Speed tier | Balanced | Fast |
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Function calling | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | No | Yes |
| Prompt caching | No | No |
| Batch API | No | No |
| Release date | Jun 2024 | Apr 2026 |
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