Open Gemma instruction model for efficient chat and self-hosted deployments
Gemma 4 by google is offered by 3 providers on this page. Its reference price is $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $5.00 per 1M output tokens. The lowest paid channel is DigitalOcean at $0.18 / $0.50 per 1M, about 11× below the reference price.
The context window is 131,072 tokens at the reference host, but hosts report different limits, from 131,072 to 262,144, so the usable window depends on the provider you pick. It supports reasoning, tool use, and structured output. Accepted input modalities are Text, Image, and Video. The weights are open, so it can also be self-hosted or served through a gateway of your choice. Providers report the capability flags inconsistently, so verify a specific feature against the host you plan to use.
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean gemma-4-31B-it | Cloud | $0.18 | $0.50 | $0.036 | — | 256,000 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| GreenPT gemma4 | Gateway | $0.57 | $1.71 | — | — | 262,144 ⚠ | 32,768 | |
| LLMTR | Gateway | $2.00 | $5.00 | $0.50 | — | 131,072 | 131,072 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.