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Aquila 2 34B vs Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B

Aquila 2 34B (2023) and Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B (2026) are compact production models from Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) and Google DeepMind. Aquila 2 34B ships a 2k-token context window, while Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B ships a 8k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B fits 4x more tokens; pick it for long-context work and Aquila 2 34B for tighter calls.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalAquila 2 34BTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4B
Best forgeneral production evaluationtool-calling agents
Decision fitGeneralAgents, Classification, and JSON / Tool use
Context window2k8k
Cheapest output-$0.04/1M tokens
Provider routes0 tracked1 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Aquila 2 34B when...
  • Use Aquila 2 34B when your own prompt tests beat the comparison signals; the local data does not show a decisive standalone advantage yet.
Choose Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B when...
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B uniquely exposes JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B for Agents, Classification, and JSON / Tool use.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Aquila 2 34B

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B

$26.00

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Together AI

Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.

Switch friction

Aquila 2 34B -> Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Aquila 2 34B and Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B adds JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B -> Aquila 2 34B
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Together AI - Gemma 3n-e4B and Aquila 2 34B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Check replacement coverage for JSON / Tool use and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.

Specs

Specification
Released2023-11-022026-03-15
Context window2k8k
Parameters34B4B
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryGemma
OpennessProprietaryOpen weights
WeightsNot releasedUnknown
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff-2024-06

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeAquila 2 34BTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4B
Input price-$0.02/1M tokens
Output price-$0.04/1M tokens
Providers-

Capabilities

CapabilityAquila 2 34BTogether AI - Gemma 3n-e4B
VisionNoNo
MultimodalNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
JSON / Tool useNoYes
Structured outputsNoYes
Code executionNoNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.